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Table 1 Number of paediatric patients by age, types of paediatric practice and ED visits, Lazio, 2006.

From: Primary paediatric care models and non-urgent Emergency Department utilization: an area-based cohort study

 

Patients

Individual Paediatric Practice

Network Paediatric Practice

Group Paediatric Practice

ED visits

ED visit rate ×1000

 

N.

%

N.

%

N.

%

N.

%

 

Rate

95% CI

Total

293,662

 

199,128

 

60,912

 

33,622

 

43,347

147.6

146.3-148.9

Age group (yrs)

           

0

43,995

15.0

29,629

14.9

9,244

15.2

5,122

15.2

6,889

156.6

153.2-160.0

1-2

81,755

27.8

55,455

27.8

16,922

27.8

9,378

27.9

17,413

213.0

210.2-215.8

>2

167,912

57.2

114,044

57.3

34,746

57.0

19,122

56.9

19,045

113.4

111.9-115.0

Gender

           

Males

15,1078

51.5

102,383

51.4

31,360

51.5

17,335

51.6

23,863

158.0

156.0-160.0

Females

142,503

48.5

96,677

48.6

29,543

48.5

16,283

48.4

19,475

136.7

134.8-138.6

Local Health Unit of residence

City of Rome

148,228

50.5

93,196

46.8

36,411

59.8

18,621

55.4

30,022

202.5

200.6-205.2

Other areas in Lazio

145,260

49.5

105,795

53.2

24,477

40.2

14,988

44.6

13,267

91.3

101.3-104.6

Exempt from payment

           

yes

78,794

26.8

55,198

27.7

14,439

23.7

9,157

27.2

13,358

169.5

166.9-172.2

no

214,868

73.2

143,930

72.3

46,473

76.3

24,465

72.8

29,989

139.6

138.1-141.0