Mortality of Guillain-Barre syndrome in intensive care unite
| Author | M Yazdchi | en |
| Author | H Mikaeli | en |
| Author | MA Arami | en |
| Author | safa najmi | en |
| Author | L Mansorpoor | en |
| Issued Date | 2005-12-31 | en |
| Abstract | Background: This study aims of determination of hospitalization period of cases with Guillain- Barre syndrome (GBS) in Intensive cave unite (ICU), determination of ration of cases needing mechanical ventilation and determination of effective factors on morbidity and mortality. Methods and Materials: We evaluated retrospectively 80 medical records with GBS that admitted to ICU ward Imam Khomeini Hospital between July 1999 to July 2004. Using chi-square, Exact Fisher’s and t-tests, these cases were studied in terms of complication, mortality rate and death causes in ICU. Results: 55 patiets (68.7%) were male and 25 (31.2%) were female. Average of admission time to ICU was 19.7 days. 27 patients (33.7%) had needed mechanical ventilation and 19 (23.7%) infected by pneumonia. There was a statistically significant association between pneumonia and mechanical ventilation (P | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/ | en |
| Keyword | Guillain-barre syndrome (GBS) | en |
| Keyword | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) | en |
| Keyword | Septicemia | en |
| Keyword | Autonomic disorders | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Mortality of Guillain-Barre syndrome in intensive care unite | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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