Table 2 Treatment of first exacerbations in the infrequent and frequent exacerbator subgroups
From: Characterisation of exacerbation risk and exacerbator phenotypes in the POET-COPD trial
Treatment of first exacerbation, n (%) | Infrequent exacerbators | Frequent exacerbators |
|---|---|---|
(n = 1687) | (n= 1004) | |
With antibioticsa | 1481 (87.8) | 827 (82.5) |
With systemic corticosteroidsb | 816 (48.5) | 537 (53.3) |
With antibiotics and systemic corticosteroids | 615 (36.5) | 361 (36.0) |
Hospitalisation | 315 (18.7) | 125 (12.5) |