Variable Status ED admissions
% (n) ED discharges
% (n) Re-presentation rates of
ED discharges
% (n) Univariable logistic regression
p value
Overall - 45.6 (344/754) 54.4 (410/754) 9.6 (39/408) -
Sex Female 45.3 (196/433) 54.7 (237/433) 10.6 (25/236) 0.406
Male 46.1 (148/321) 53.9 (173/321) 8.1 (14/172)
Age in years Cohort Median (Range) (Interquartile range) 26.5 (18 to 86) (21 to 34) 27 (18 to 86) (21 to 35) Re-presented vs no 23 vs 27 (18 to 68) vs (18 to 86) (20 to 37) vs (21 to 34) 0.791
Previous course of oral antibiotics No 48.3 (184/381) 51.7 (197/381) 8.1 (16/197) 0.342
Yes 42.9 (160/373) 57.1 (213/373) 10.9 (23/211)
Examinations None 23.9 (16/67) 76.1 (51/67) 7.8 (4/51) 0.679
Yes (any) 47.8 (324/678) 52.2 (354/678) 9.7 (34/352)
Oral exam only 46.1 (297/644) 53.9 (347/644) 9.6 (33/345) 0.694
FNE only (0/0) (0/0) (0/0) -
Oral exam & FNE 79.4 (27/34) 20.6 (7/34) 14.3 (1/7) 0.575
Swallowing fluids/medications prior to IV medications? No 60.1 (291/484) 39.9 (193/484) 8.8 (17/193) 0.625
Yes 19.6 (53/270) 80.4 (217/270) 10.2 (22/215)
Swallowing fluids/medications after IV medications? No 97.6 (163/167) 2.4 (4/167) 0 (0/4) 0.991
Yes 38.8 (171/441) 61.2 (270/441) 7.8 (21/269)
Statim IV medications None 7.6 (11/144) 92.4 (133/144) 13.5 (18/133) 0.125
Yes (any) 54.6 (333/610) 45.4 (277/610) 7.6 (21/275)
IV antibiotics only 60.0 (63/105) 40.0 (42/105) 12.7 (30/237) 0.146
IV steroids only 20.0 (2/10) 80.0 (8/10) 11.1 (1/9) 0.986
IV antibiotics & steroids 54.1 (268/495) 45.9 (227/495) 7.1 (3/42) 0.126
Discharge medications None - (16) 12.5 (2/16) 0.652
Yes (any) - (374) 9.1 (34/372)
Oral antibiotics only - (350) 8.6 (30/348) 0.595
Oral steroids only - (2) 50.0 (1/2) 0.225
Oral antibiotics & steroids - (22) 13.6 (3/22) 0.919