Before enrolment | After enrolment | P value | |
Patients with ≥1 respiratory-related ER visit | 120 | 110 | <0.001* |
Patients with ≥1 COPD-related hospitalisation | 75 | 65 | <0.001* |
Respiratory-related ER visits | 243 | 234 | 0.5188 |
COPD-related hospitalisations | 143 | 108 | 0.138 |
Number of hospital days for a COPD-related diagnosis | 1387 | 1352 | 0.258 |
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ER, emergency room.