Table 2.

Characteristics of the participating hospitals and the resources of the respiratory units (N=59)

Variables	%	Median	IQR	Min–Max
Public University Hospital	83.1
Inpatient respiratory clinic available	83.1
Number of inpatient respiratory beds ≥20 beds	83.7	30	20–35.5	10–66
Number of pulmonology staff members
≥5 staff	81.4	10	5–13	1–28
Pulmonology residents present	67.8	4	3.25–8	1–12
Minutes of first time general respiratory outpatient visit
<15	6.8	20	15–30	10–60
15–19	33.9
≥20	59.3
Minutes of follow-up general respiratory outpatient visit
≤10	47.5	12	10–15	5–60
11–14	8.5
≥15	44.1
Nursing respiratory outpatient clinic available	45.8
Specialized COPD outpatient clinic available	47.5
Minutes of first time specialized COPD outpatient visit
<15	3.4	20	15–30	1–60
15–19	21.7
≥20	72.9
Minutes of follow-up general respiratory outpatient visit
≤10	30.5	15	10–15	0–60
11–14	5
≥15	64.4
Nurse available in specialized COPD outpatient clinic	27.5
Functional respiratory laboratory available
Spirometry	100
Diffusing capacity	100
Plethysmography	100
Respiratory muscle strength	84.7
6MWT available	94.9
Inhalation technique educational program available	30.5
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing available	62.7
Respiratory rehabilitation program available	74.6
Hospital-based	61.4
Home-based	6.8
Mixed	31.8
Alfa-1-antitrypsin genetic testing available	67.8
Written COPD nutritional protocol available	13.0
Sputum eosinophil count available	44.1

Note: Data are represented as percentages.

Abbreviations: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; IQR, interquartile range (on hospital-level); 6MWT, 6-minute walk test.