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Table 2 Varicella associated healthcare resource utilization (HCRU)

From: Varicella in Poland: economic burden in children 1–12 years of age in Poland, 2010–2015

Type of HCRU

Outpatients (N = 75)

Inpatients (N = 75)

Parameter

% Patients

Mean (95% CI)a

% Patients

Mean (95% CI)a

Visits to doctor’s office

92.0%

1.3 (1.0, 1.6)

57.3%

1.2 (0.9, 1.5)

Visits to ER

12.0%

1.1 (0.6, 1.9)

5.3%

1.0 (N/C)

Visits to hospital outpatient clinic

17.3%

1.0 (N/C)

0.0%

N/A

Total outpatient visitsb

100%

1.2 (1.1, 1.3)

60.0%

1.0 (1.0, 1.1)

Hospitalization

N/A

N/A

100%

4.7 (4.1, 5.3)

ICU stay

N/A

N/A

0.0%

N/A

Prescription medications

80.0%

1.2 (0.9, 1.4)

93.3%

2.1 (1.8, 2.5)

OTC medications

80.0%

1.7 (1.3, 2.0)

81.3%

1.8 (1.5, 2.1)

Tests/procedures

0.0%

N/A

69.3%

1.8 (1.5, 2.2)

Allied health professional consultations

0.0%

N/A

24.0%

1.1 (0.7, 1.6)

  1. N/A not applicable, N/C not calculable
  2. aDenotes the average number of times each healthcare resource was used among users; for hospitalization and hospital ICU stay, it denotes the duration of days
  3. bSum of visits to doctor’s office, ER, and hospital outpatient clinic