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Table 5 Mean number of visits to each healthcare setting per respiratory syncytial virus patient visiting the healthcare setting at least once during their episode, according to patients’ age or risk factors (visits per patient*)

From: Clinical and economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus in Spanish children: the BARI study

Characteristics (age or risk factor)

RSV-specific

RSV-specific and bronchiolitis

RSV-specific and ALRI

PC

OP

ED

HO

PC

OP

ED

HO

PC

OP

ED

HO

[0–1]

7.5

1.0

2.0

1.4

7.6

1.3

2.1

1.3

7.5

1.3

2.0

1.3

[1–2]

9.2

1.3

2.3

1.2

9.4

1.3

2.3

1.3

9.3

1.3

2.3

1.3

[2–3]

9.7

1.0

2.6

1.4

9.1

1.0

2.4

1.3

9.3

1.2

2.3

1.3

[3–6]

9.8

1.1

2.3

1.1

10.1

1.2

2.4

1.1

9.9

1.3

2.5

1.2

[6–12]

9.4

1.8

2.7

1.3

9.0

1.7

2.6

1.2

9.1

1.5

2.3

1.2

[0–12]

9.4

1.3

2.4

1.2

9.4

1.4

2.4

1.0

9.3

1.4

2.3

1.2

[12–24]

7.6

2.0

2.5

1.1

7.6

1.8

2.6

1.1

6.9

1.3

1.9

1.1

[24–36]

6.4

1.0

2.9

1.2

6.6

1.0

2.9

1.2

5.7

1.2

1.7

1.1

[36–60]

6.5

1.0

3.0

2.0

7.0

1.0

2.7

1.7

5.3

1.4

1.8

1.2

[0–24]

9.1

1.5

2.4

1.2

9.2

1.4

2.4

1.2

8.0

1.3

2.1

1.2

[24–60]

6.4

1.0

2.9

1.3

6.7

1.0

2.9

1.3

5.5

1.3

1.8

1.1

With risk factor

9.6

1.9

2.5

1.3

9.2

1.8

2.4

1.3

7.6

1.6

2.2

1.3

Without risk factor

8.8

1.2

2.5

1.2

9.0

1.2

2.5

1.2

7.1

1.3

2.0

1.2

Born preterm

16.1

1.5

1.8

1.1

13.1

1.7

1.8

1.1

10.3

1.4

2.0

1.0

Born with low weight /size

13.4

1.5

2.3

1.3

10.9

1.8

2.2

1.3

9.0

1.6

2.1

1.2

Total

8.9

1.4

2.5

1.2

9.0

1.4

2.5

1.2

7.2

1.3

2.0

1.2

  1. ALRI acute lower respiratory infection, ED emergency department, HO Hospital (inpatient), OP outpatient (specialized care), PC primary care, RSV respiratory syncytial virus
  2. *Each patient may then visit each healthcare setting more than once, even in the same day (e.g. visit to general practitioner and visit to nurse in the same primary care center)