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Table 2 Clinical courses of patients with acute eosinophilic pneumonia in the younger and older age groups

From: Age distribution and seasonality in acute eosinophilic pneumonia: analysis using a national inpatient database

 

< 40 years

≥ 40 years

 
 

(n = 84)

(n = 129)

P

Length of stay after bronchoscopy (days)

8 (5–11)

16 (9–26)

< 0.001

Days from admission to bronchoscopy

2 (1–3)

2 (1–4)

0.006

Days from admission to corticosteroid administration

2 (1–3)

3 (2–5)

< 0.001

Duration of corticosteroid use, days

7 (4–11)

15 (9–25)

< 0.001

Mechanical ventilation

5 (6.0)

11 (8.5)

0.486

Death

0 (0.0)

4 (3.1)

0.103

  1. Data are presented as median (interquartile range) or n (%)