Table 1 Management before admission to the paediatric emergency department (PED).
Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Decision for the visit to the PED: | |
Spontaneous visit (not referred by a dentist) | 376 (59) |
Referred by a dentist before PED admission | 172 (27) |
Missing data | 88 (14) |
Follow-up by a dentist: | |
Regular check-up reported | 34 (14) |
No regular check-up reported | 17 (3) |
Refusal of care by a dentist reported | 18 (3) |
Missing data on follow-up by a dentist | 567 (89) |
Pain management: | |
Pain killer level 1 | 301 (47) |
Pain killer level 2 | 37 (6) |
Pain treatment not reported | 298 (47) |
Antibiotic treatment | 293 (46) |
Antibiotic treatment not reported | 311 (49) |
Single antibiotic treatment | 270 (92) |
Amoxicillin | 107 |
Amoxicillin-clavulanate | 148 |
Macrolide | 10 |
Cephalosporin | 2 |
Synergistin | 1 |
Nitroimidazole | 1 |
Cyclin | 1 |
Bi-antibiotic treatment (Spiramycin + metronidazole or Amoxicillin + metronidazole or Ceftriaxone + metronidazole) | 14 (5) |
Type of antibiotic not reported | 9 (3) |
