Results of economic analysis
| Nurse led arm (n=80) | Doctor led arm (n=80) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resource | Mean no per patient | Mean cost per patient | Mean no per patient | Mean cost per patient | Difference |
| *Sensitivity analysis estimates ranged from £169 to £199. | |||||
| †Six patients did not cross over to nurse practitioner led care at 12 months because of clinical instability. | |||||
| ‡95% CI non-parametric bootstrap bias corrected method; 5000 replicates. | |||||
| Nurse led clinics | 4.61 | £180 | 0 | £0 | £180* |
| Doctor led clinics | 0.45† | £25 | 4.48 | £217 | −£192 |
| Procedures | 0.13 | £61 | 0.11 | £54 | £7 |
| Imaging | 1.14 | £47 | 0.76 | £45 | £1 |
| Other tests | 24.58 | £260 | 18.94 | £222 | £37 |
| Antibiotics (iv) | 23 days | £879 | 16 days | £523 | £356 |
| Antibiotics (oral) | 222 days | £684 | 201 days | £524 | £161 |
| Bronchodilators | 461 days | £213 | 435 days | £193 | £20 |
| Corticosteroids | 238 days | £278 | 219 days | £258 | £20 |
| Other drugs | 212 days | £180 | 190 days | £155 | £25 |
| Inpatient | 6.46 days | £1338 | 2.36 days | £477 | £861 |
| Day case | 0.11 | £43 | 0.05 | £16 | £27 |
| GP visits | 1.11 | £20 | 1.4 | £26 | −£6 |
| Total | £4208 | £2711 | £1497 (95% CI £688 to £2674)‡ | ||