Patients | 35 589 |
|
Patients with COPD | 458 (1.3) |
|
Maintenance medicationa |
β2 agonists/anticholinergics | 83 (18) |
Inhaled corticosteroids (± β2 agonists/anticholinergics) | 297 (66) |
No daily medication used | 71 (16) |
|
Incidence of exacerbations over 2 years |
Patients with no exacerbations | 215 (47) |
Patients with 1 or 2 exacerbations | 162 (35) |
Patients with ≥3 exacerbations | 81 (18) |
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Treatment of exacerbations (n = 572) |
Antibiotics | 157 (29) |
Short course of steroids | 161 (30) |
Antibiotics and steroids | 121 (23) |
No antibiotics and no steroids | 97 (18) |
Treated by pulmonologist | 36 (6) |