Table 2.
Utilization of healthcare among patients with metastatic lung cancer receiving chemotherapy
| Value | ||
|---|---|---|
| n = 4068 | ||
| Inpatient, mean | ||
| Acute hospital | ||
| Admissions (#) | 1.5 | |
| Days (#) | 8.9 | |
| Outpatient Services, mean | ||
| Physician Office (#) | 41.5 | |
| Emergency Room (#) | 1.6 | |
| Hospital Outpatient (#) | 18.2 | |
| Home Health (#) | 4.7 | |
| Other (#) | 10.1 | |
| Pharmacy Prescriptions (#), mean | 39.7 | |
| Inpatient, n (%) | ||
| Acute hospital | 2,933 | (72.1%) |
| Outpatient Services*, n (%) | ||
| Emergency Room | 2,532 | (62.2%) |
| Physician Office/Hospital Outpatient | ||
| Evaluation and Management | 3,947 | (97.0%) |
| Laboratory | 3,331 | (81.9%) |
| Radiology Diagnostic | 3,691 | (90.7%) |
| Radiology Therapeutic | 2,241 | (55.1%) |
| Nuclear Medicine | 1,826 | (44.9%) |
| Anesthesia and invasive procedures | 2,581 | (63.4%) |
| Blood & Transfusion | 338 | (8.3%) |
| Physical & Occupational Therapy | 402 | (9.9%) |
| Medical & Surgical Supplies | 2,104 | (51.7%) |
| Mental health-care | 2,772 | (68.1%) |
| Other | 134 | (3.3%) |
| Chemo administration | 3,943 | (96.9%) |
| Subtotal | 4,032 | (99.1%) |
| Home Health/Hospice/Skilled Nursing | 2,200 | (54.1%) |
| Other | 3,314 | (81.5%) |
| Total | 4,053 | (99.6%) |
| Medication, n (%) | ||
| Chemotherapy | 4,068 | (100.0%) |
| G-CSF | 1,159 | (28.5%) |
| ESAs | 1,859 | (45.7%) |
| Pain, sedatives, antidepressants | 3,629 | (89.2%) |
| Anti-infectives | 2,991 | (73.5%) |
| Anti-emetics | 3,445 | (84.7%) |
| Bisphosphonates | 721 | (17.7%) |
| Biologics | 186 | (4.6%) |
| Gastrointestinal | 2,337 | (57.4%) |
| Electrolytes, Caloric, Water | 1,981 | (48.7%) |
| Cardiovascular | 2,161 | (53.1%) |
| Blood products & Anticoagulants | 1,393 | (34.2%) |
| Other | 3,976 | (97.7%) |
| Total | 4,068 | (100.0%) |
| TOTAL | 4,068 | (100.0%) |
*Other than medication administration