Table 4.
Outpatient Visits During Follow-up Years 3, 4, and 5a
| Outpatient Service | Annual Frequency |
|---|---|
| Physician Visits | |
| Primary Care | |
| Patients Using, No. (%) | 108 (78) |
| No. Visits, Median (IQR) | 4 (2 – 6) |
| Specialist | |
| Patients Using, No. (%) | 98 (71) |
| No. Visits, Median (IQR) | 7 (3 – 13) |
| Most Common Specialty Typesb, No. (%) | |
| Psychiatrist | 25 (18) |
| Ophthalmologist | 24 (17) |
| Cardiologist | 21 (15) |
| Pulmonologist | 18 (13) |
| Infectious disease | 18 (13) |
| Gynecologist | 15 (11) |
| Orthopedic Surgeon | 15 (11) |
| Nephrologist | 14 (10) |
| Neurologist | 13 (10) |
| Psychologist | |
| Patients Using, No. (%) | 12 (9) |
| No. Visits, Median (IQR) | 5 (2 – 12) |
| Counselor | |
| Patients Using, No. (%) | 32 (23) |
| No. Visits, Median (IQR) | 10 (3 – 16) |
| Psychiatrist, Psychologist or Counselor | |
| Patients Using, No. (%) | 55 (40) |
| No. Visits, Median (IQR) | 10 (3 – 20) |
| Physical therapistc | |
| Patients Using, No. (%) | 16 (12) |
| No. Visits, Median (IQR) | 8 (4 – 19) |
| Occupational therapistc | |
| Patients Using, No. (%) | 4 (3) |
| No. Visits, Median (IQR) | 3 (2 – 6) |
| Social worker | |
| Patients Using, No. (%) | 28 (20) |
| No. Visits, Median (IQR) | 4 (2 – 10) |
| Home oxygen: Patients Using, No. (%) | 14 (10) |
| Outpatient medication | |
| Patients Using Any Medication, No. (%) | 114 (83) |
| No. of different medications taken daily, Median (IQR) | 5 (3 – 8) |
| Patients Using Psychiatric Medication, No. (%) | 59 (43) |
No. = number, IQR = interquartile range
Data collected during post-ARDS follow-up years 3, 4 and 5 years, with the average number (percentage) of patients using each outpatient service annually and the median (IQR) annual number of visits calculated for this 3-year period reported here. (Additional detail on outpatient visits by year is provided in the supplemental digital content in eTable 4.)
These categories are not mutually exclusive as patients may have visited multiple types of subspecialty providers.
Rehabilitation services (when combining inpatient and outpatient physical or occupational therapy) were used by 84/138 (61%) of patients, with the annual percentage of patients increasing over time (years 3, 4 and 5: 23 [17%], 35 [26%], and 41 [35%] respectively).