Variable
2019 (n=700) 2020 (n=597)
p
Type of urgency
Minor urgency (green)
0 (0.0)*
8 (1.3)*
<0.001
Urgency (yellow)
700 (100.0)*
579 (97.6)*
Urgency (red)
0 (0.0)*
6 (1.0)*
GCS 15.0 [13.0 – 15.0] 15.0 [14.0 – 15.0] 0.913
ESI
ESI 1-2 (resuscitation-emergent)
0 (0)
2 (0.3)
NA
ESI 3 (urgent)
0 (0)
264 (44.2)
ESI 4 (less urgent)
0 (0)
235 (39.4)
ESI 5 (non-urgent)
0 (0)
96 (16.1)
Type of poisoning
Suicidal
12 (27.9)
11 (40.7)
0.395
Accidental
31 (72.1)
16 (59.3)
Diagnostic interventions
X-ray radiography
271 (38.7)
148 (24.8)
<0.001
Ultrasonography
3 (0.4)
0 (0.0)
0.254
Computed tomography
29 (4.1)
23 (3.9)
0.902
Biochemical analysis
87 (12.4)
27 (4.5)
<0.001
Electrocardiogram (%)
27 (3.9)
0 (0.0)
<0.001
Therapeutic interventions
Observation only
338 (48.3)
241 (40.4)
0.005
Intravenous hydration
44 (6.3)
18 (3.0)
0.009
Gastric lavage
9 (1.3)
0 (0.0)
0.005
Charcoal
16 (2.3)
0 (0.0)
0.001
Antidote
1 (0.1)
0 (0.0)
0.999
Endoscopy
2 (0.3)
0 (0.0)
0.503
Minor surgical procedures
176 (25.1)
253 (42.4)
<0.001
Major surgical procedures
1 (0.1)
5 (0.8)
0.100
Others
0 (0.0)
6 (1.0)
0.009
ESI resource utilization
0
215 (30.8)*
97 (16.2)*
<0.001
1
238 (34.1)
234 (39.2)
>1
245 (35.1)*
266 (44.6)*
Outcome
Short-term observation in ED
64 (9.2)
65 (10.9)
0.004
Hospitalization in pediatric wards
1 (0.1)
0 (0.0)
Hospitalization in ICU
1 (0.1)
3 (0.5)
Hospitalization in other wards
7 (1.0)*
22 (3.7)*
Discharge
623 (89.5)*
505 (84.9)*
Length of hospital stay (day) 1.0 [1.0 – 6.0] 1.0 [1.0 – 6.0] 0.799