Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics in paediatric surgical patients
Parameters | All procedures | Paediatric surgical procedures | |
|---|---|---|---|
Elective | Emergency | ||
n, number (%) | 1699 (100%) | 1049 (61.7%) | 650 (38.3%) |
Age, years (IQR) | 1.0 (0.0–4.0) | 2.0 (0.0–4.0) | 1.0 (0.0–4.0) |
Age groups, n (%) | |||
< 28 days | 246 (14.5%) | 48 (4.6%) | 198 (30.5%) |
28 days–12 months | 446 (26.3%) | 322 (30.7%) | 125 (19.2%) |
1–5 years | 609 (35.8%) | 434 (41.4%) | 174 (26.8%) |
5–10 years | 398 (23.4%) | 245 (23.4%) | 153 (23.5%) |
Male gender, n (%) | 1029 (60.6%) | 676 (64.4%) | 353 (54.3%) |