Table 5.
Drugs prescribed for patients with asthma before and after introduction of computerised decision support system. Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise
| Computerised system (n=1391)
|
Controls (n=1385)
|
Odds ratio (95% CI)
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Short acting β2 agonists | 1138 (82); 1112 (80) | 1160 (84); 1108 (80) | 1.04 (0.83 to 1.31) |
| Inhaled corticosteroids | 1065 (77); 1001 (72) | 1004 (73); 975 (70) | 0.95 (0.78 to 1.16) |
| Long acting β2 agonists | 181 (13); 198 (14) | 164 (12); 183 (13) | 0.84 (0.59 to 1.20) |
| Oral steroids | 317 (23); 316 (23) | 286 (21); 297 (21) | 1.0 (0.82 to 1.22) |
| Oral bronchodilators | 100 (7); 95 (7) | 120 (9); 119 (9) | 1.38 (0.56 to 3.39) |