Table 4.
Resource use relating to hospitalisation for RSV infection [29]
RSV provena | Controlb | Difference | |
---|---|---|---|
Days in ICU | 2.9 | 0 | 2.9 |
Days in paediatric ward | 30.7 | 1.6 | 29.1 |
Outpatient visits | 11.9 | 8.6 | 3.3 |
GP contacts | 16.3 | 14.6 | 1.7 |
Community care contacts | 28.2 | 18.7 | 9.5 |
Consultations with GP for respiratory illness | 8.3 | 5.6 | 2.7 |
GP General practitioner
aNeonates born at < 32 weeks gestational age with at least one proven RSV hospital admissionbNeonates born at < 32 weeks gestational age who had been admitted to hospital for non-respiratory reasons or had not been hospitalised at all