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. 2021 Mar 20;21:88. doi: 10.1186/s12871-021-01307-8

Table 1.

Post-discharge healthcare utilization across 769 patients enrolled in the United States with and without ≥ 1 respiratory depression episodes (%, n). Thirteen percent of United States patients with healthcare utilization data available (N = 100) used healthcare during the 30-days post-discharge

Healthcare Utilization ≥1 Respiratory Depression Episode No Respiratory Depression Episodes
Any Healthcare Utilization 14.6% (42) 12.1% (58)
 95% CI 10.5–18.7% 9.2–15%
Clinic visita 0.7% (2) 2.1% (10)
Urgent care 0.7% (2) 0.4% (2)
Emergency department visit 7.6% (22) 6.7% (32)
Inpatient hospitalization 5.9% (17) 3.5% (17)
Otherb 0.3% (1) 0.2% (1)
No Healthcare Utilization 85.4% (246) 87.9% (423)

Abbreviation: 95% CI 95% confidence interval

aClinic visit includes primary care, rehabilitation services, and therapy-related care

bOther includes telephone visit (n = 1) and outpatient surgery without overnight stay (n = 1)