Table 4 |
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Resource Utilization After Index Date |
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COPD with Anemia (n = 27,932) |
Non-anemic COPD (n = 104,492) |
P value |
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Type of Resource Utilization |
Total Number* |
Annual Rate |
Total Number* |
Annual Rate |
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Outpatient Visits |
151,930 |
3.76 |
678,416 |
3.12 |
<0.001 |
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Emergency Department Visits |
19,878 |
0.49 |
74,951 |
0.34 |
0.038 |
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Hospitalizations |
36,970 |
0.91 |
106,230 |
0.49 |
0.036 |
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ICU Admissions |
9,062 |
0.22 |
25,469 |
0.12 |
<0.001 |
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Ventilation Episodes |
2,270 |
0.06 |
6,188 |
0.03 |
<0.001 |
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Home Health Care Visits |
1,374 |
0.03 |
4,302 |
0.02 |
<0.001 |
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Nursing Home Admissions |
4,342 |
0.11 |
10,298 |
0.05 |
<0.001 |
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Medication Prescriptions (non-self-administered) |
26,689 |
0.66 |
89,361 |
0.41 |
0.334 |
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Transfusions |
6,348 |
0.16 |
6,394 |
0.03 |
<0.001 |
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*From Index Date to end of data, end of 12 month study period, or end of Medicare enrollment Abbreviations: COPD – Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ICU – intensive care unit |
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Halpern et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2006 4:17 doi:10.1186/1478-7547-4-17 |
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