Table 6.

Resource utilisation for exacerbations

Resource utilisation per episode	Non-severe exacerbation	Range used in SA	Severe exacerbation	Range used in SA	Distribution	Source
Oral corticosteroids (days of treatment)	10.50	7–14a	10.50	7–14a	Gamma	Clinical opinion
Antibiotics (days of treatment)	10.5	7–14a	10.5	7–14a	Gamma	Clinical opinion
GP visits	1	0.7–1.3a	0	0	Gamma	Clinical opinion
Hospitalization	0	0	1	NAb	NA	Assumption
Ambulance transportation to emergency (proportion of patients)	0	0	0.7	0.49–0.91c	Beta	Clinical opinion

^aClinical opinion suggests drug taken for between 7–14 days

^bNot included in the sensitivity analyses as a hospital admission is part of the definition of a severe exacerbation

^cSensitivity analyses range varied by ± 30 % based on assumption

GP general practitioner, NA not available, SA sensitivity analyses