TABLE 1

Prevalence of dyspnoea and cough after COVID-19 reported in the literature

First author or study group [ref.]	Patients, n	Time after discharge	ICU, %	Mechanical ventilation, %	Prevalence of dyspnoea, %	Prevalence of cough, %
Zhao [3]	55	3 months	0	0	15	2
De Lorenzo [4]	185	23 days	2.2	0	31	NA
Jacobs [5]	183	35 days	NA	5	45	42
Bellan [8]	238	4 months	12	9	6	3
Huang [12]	1733	6 months	4	1	26	NA
COMEBAC [7]	478	4 months	30	11	16	5
González [15]	62	3 months	100	63	47	34
Lerum [10]	103	3 months	15	9	54	NA
Ghosn [6]	1137	6 months	29	NA	26	12
Shah [11]	60	3 months	NA	20	20	20
Wu [2]	83	3 months	NA	0	81	NA
		6 months			30
		9 months			12
		12 months			5
Fernández-de-las-Peñas [19]	1950	11 months	7	NA	23	3
Augustin [9]	353	7 months	0	0	14	4

NA: not available.