Emergency department use by paediatric patients in Lombardy Region, Italy: a population study.

Benedetta RivaAntonio ClavennaMassimo CartabiaAngela BortolottiIda FortinoLuca MerlinoAndrea BiondiMaurizio Bonati

Published in: BMJ paediatrics open (2018)

One out of four children and adolescents attended the ED at least once per year, 3% of whom were frequent non-urgent users, with a high overall healthcare resource consumption.

Keyphrases

emergency department
healthcare
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
intensive care unit
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes