Implementation of After-Hours Nurse Line in an Academic Pediatric Endocrinology Practice

Table 3

Likelihood of discharge from emergency department based on after-hours service or certified diabetes educator (CDCES) utilization.

			After-hours service utilization
			Yes	No	Total
Discharged?
Yes		N	82	502	584
		%	43.2	24.2
No		N	108	1,570	1,678
		%	56.8	75.8
Total		N	190	2,072	2,262
			CDCES utilization^a
			Yes	No	Total
Discharged?
Yes		N	33	237	270
		%	42.9	28.1
No		N	44	606	650
		%	57.1	71.9
Total		N	77	843	920

Note:; ^a. CDCES data are for 1 year.