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CONGRESS OF THE ESPU

MATERIAL AND METHODS

Descriptive and retrospective study. The Centre was assigned the right sector of Barcelona

(403.951 citizens). During 2016, 16,750 patients who visited in the center emergency departments,

the sample was 263 uro pediatric patients. The triage used was the Andorran Triage System.

RESULTS

of 263 patients, the middle age was 12 years (range: 0–18) and 25,1 % was under 6 years old, gen-

der: 56,65 % male and 43,35 % female. Levels: 0,0 % Level I (imminent vital risk), 0,38 % Level II

(very urgent), 26,23 % Level III (urgent), 63,49 % Level IV (minor urgent), 4,18 % Level V (non

urgent) and 5,7 % non codified. The middle ages codified by levels (248): Level II: 9 years, Level III:

10±8 years, Level IV and V: 13±5 years. Rates of hospitalization 8,87 %, from them 68,18 % male

and 31,82 % female. Among the reasons of the main emergencies were: lumbago, pain, micturition

syndrome, fever not specified and dysuria…

CONCLUSIONS

The Institution of the triage supposed an improvement of the service and a better management of

the emergency department.