Factors predictive of hospital admission for children via emergency departments in Australia and Sweden: an observational cross-sectional study

Identifying factors predictive of hospital admission can be useful to prospectively inform bed management and patient flow strategies and decrease emergency department (ED) crowding. It is largely unknown if admission rate or factors predictive of admission vary based on the population to which the ED served (i.e., children only, or both adults and children). This study aimed to describe the profile and identify factors predictive of hospital admission for children who presented to four EDs in Australia and one ED in Sweden. A multi-site observational cross-sectional study using routinely collected data pertaining to ED presentations made by children