Table 1 Distribution of emergency department visits and hospitalizations due to bronchiolitis, 2010–2014
Years, n (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | P value | |
Emergency department visits | ||||||
Total | 12,515 | 10,609 | 10,403 | 8549 | 6810 | |
Due to bronchiolitis | 434 (3) | 553 (5) | 525 (5) | 423 (5) | 346 (5) | < 0.001 |
Sexa | ||||||
Male | 223 (3) | 316 (6) | 296 (5) | 247 (5) | 206 (6) | 0.15 |
Female | 211 (4) | 237 (5) | 229 (5) | 176 (5) | 140 (5) | |
Age distributionb | ||||||
0 to 3 months | 44 (6) | 35 (7) | 51 (11) | 28 (8) | 28 (9) | 0.116 |
3.1 to 6 months | 96 (10) | 137 (14) | 101 (12) | 84 (13) | 67 (11) | |
6.1 to 9 months | 94 (6) | 119 (9) | 121 (9) | 89 (9) | 74 (9) | |
9.1 to 12 months | 83 (5) | 89 (6) | 86 (6) | 76 (6) | 50 (6) | |
12.1 to 24 months | 117 (2) | 173 (3) | 166 (3) | 146 (3) | 127 (3) | |
Hospitalizations | ||||||
Total | 3624 | 3052 | 2604 | 2467 | 2086 | |
Due to bronchiolitis | 941 (26) | 1209 (40) | 1076 (41) | 969 (39) | 791 (38) | < 0.001 |