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Table 3 Symptoms and interventions after infection with COVID-19

From: Effects of COVID-19 infection in patients with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: a single-center study

Variables

All (n = 39)

Decreased oxygen saturation (n = 12)

Non decreased oxygen saturation (n = 27)

P value

Dyspnea

 < 0.001

 Never

26 (66.7%)

3 (25.0%)

23 (85.2%)

 

 New-onset

7 (17.9%)

5 (41.7%)

2 (7.4%)

 

 Worsen

6 (15.4%)

4 (33.3%)

2 (7.4%)

 

Interventions

 Outpatient or emergency

13 (33.3%)

6 (50.0%)

7 (25.9%)

0.163

 NSAIDs or analgesics

36 (92.3%)

11 (91.7%)

25 (92.6%)

1.000

 Systemic corticosteroids

3 (7.7%)

3 (25.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0.024

 Antibiotics

9 (23.1%)

6 (50.0%)

3 (11.1%)

0.014

 Hospitalized

4 (10.3%)

4 (33.3%)

0 (0.0%)

0.006

GM-CSF inhalation

0.222

 Never

26 (66.7%)

6 (50.0%)

20 (74.1%)

 

 Continuously used

8 (20.5%)

3 (25.0%)

5 (18.5%)

 

 Discontinue

5 (12.8%)

3 (25.0%)

2 (7.4%)

 
  1. GM-CSF Granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor