Discharge status (ITT analysis) of children in the GP group, the GP to ED group (initially assigned to the GP group but subsequently referred to the ED) and the ED group
| Discharge | GP group | GP to ED group | ED group | Total |
| Own GP follow-up | 1179 (43.8%) | 19 (10.7%) | 640 (27.2%) | 1838 (35.2%) |
| Discharged | 1364 (50.7%) | 89 (50.0%) | 1331 (56.5%) | 2784 (53.3%) |
| Admitted | 27 (1.0%) | 51 (28.7%) | 140 (5.9%) | 218 (4.2%) |
| Outpatient services | 23 (0.9%) | 13 (7.3%) | 89 (3.8%) | 125 (2.4%) |
| A&E services | 6 (0.2%) | 2 (1.1%) | 15 (0.6%) | 23 (0.4%) |
| Community service | 2 (0.1%) | 2 (1.1%) | 4 (0.2%) | 8 (0.2%) |
| Dentist | 1 (0.6%) | 1 (0.1%) | 2 (0.1%) | |
| Left before being seen | 88 (3.3%) | 1 (0.6%) | 136 (5.8%) | 225 (4.3%) |
A&E, accident & emergency department services; ED, emergency department; GP, general practitioner; ITT, intention to treat.