Reasons for referrals to the assessment unit and admission
| Reasons | Assessment unit | Inpatients | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episodes | % | Episodes | % | |
| Upper respiratory tract infection | 51 | 20 | 62 | 11.2 |
| Lower respiratory tract infection | 145 | 31.1 | ||
| Seizures associated with infection | 38 | 15 | 97 | 20.9 |
| Gastroenteritis/constipation | 45 | 17.6 | 46 | 10 |
| Infection (unspecified viral) | 37 | 14.2 | 34 | 7.3 |
| Urinary tract infection | 20 | 8 | 10 | 2.3 |
| Feeding/gastrostomy/gastro-oesophageal reflux | 15 | 5.8 | 11 | 2.5 |
| Infection of shunt/gastrostomy/tracheostomy/port | 23 | 9 | 28 | 6.1 |
| Sleep disorders | 9 | 3.6 | 14 | 3 |
| Others | 7 | 2.6 | 13 | 2.8 |
| Accidents at home, near drowning | ||||
| Hypoglycaemia, behavioural problems | ||||
| Paraphimosis, urinary retention | ||||
| Hypothermia, asthma, menorrhagia | ||||
| No identifiable problem | 11 | 4.2 | 12 | 2.8 |
| Total | 256 | 100 | 466 | 100 |