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Table 3 Information about patients referred to secondary care

From: Type 2 diabetes and COPD: treatment in the right healthcare setting? An observational study

 

Diabetes Mellitus type 2

Secondary care

COPD

Secondary care

Letter with information from secondary care in the study period

Total patients, n (%)

110 (100)

121 (100)

Yes, n (%)

94 (85.5)

102 (84.3)

Reason for referral to secondary care known

Total patients, n (%)

110 (100)

121 (100)

Yes, n (%)

81 (73.6)

72 (59.5)

Reason for referral according to RTA when the reason for the referral is known

Total patients, n (%)

81 (100)

72 (100)

Yes, n (%)

64 (79.0)

Not possible for COPD

Does the profile of the patient fit in secondary care using data from 2017 until 2019

Total patients, n (%)

110 (100)

121 (100)

Yes, n (%)

80 (72.7)

38 (31.4)