Healthcare resource | Utilisation per hospital exacerbation | Utilisation per home exacerbation |
Subjects n | 150 | 217 |
Mean hospital days | 9.2 | NA |
Admitted through ER % of exacerbations | 3 | NA |
Intravenous treatment days | 10.4 | 7.6+ |
Oral treatment days | NA | 10 |
Post-hospital i.v. treatment at home % of exacerbations | 50.7 | NA |
Post-hospital i.v. treatment days | 4.9 | NA |
Follow-up visits¶ | 0.37 | 0.87 |
ER: emergency room; NA: not applicable. #: pooled across exacerbations reported in the first year prior to visit 1 and exacerbations reported between visit 1 and visit 2; ¶: excludes previously scheduled clinic visits and telephone follow-up consulations; +: 42% of home exacerbations treated, for a mean of 18 days per treated exacerbation.