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| Title |
Predictors for mechanical ventilation and short-term prognosis in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome
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| Published in |
Critical Care, December 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13054-015-1037-z |
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| Authors |
Xiujuan Wu, Chunrong Li, Bing Zhang, Donghui Shen, Ting Li, Kangding Liu, Hong-Liang Zhang |
| Abstract |
Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an immune-mediated disorder of the peripheral nervous system. Respiratory failure requiring mechanical ventilation (MV) is a serious complication of GBS. Identification of modifiable risk factors for MV and poor short-term prognosis in mechanically ventilated patients with GBS may contribute to the individualized management and may help improve the outcome of the patients. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 541 patients who were diagnosed with GBS from 2003 to 2014. Independent predictors for MV and short-term prognosis in mechanically ventilated patients were identified via multivariate logistic regression analysis. The mean age was 41.6 years with a male predilection (61.2 %). Eighty patients (14.8 %) required MV. Multivariate analysis revealed that shorter interval from onset to admission (p < 0.05), facial nerve palsy (p < 0.01), glossopharyngeal and vagal nerve deficits (p < 0.01) and lower Medical Research Council (MRC) sum score at nadir (p < 0.01) were risk factors for MV; disease occurrence in summer (p < 0.01) was a protective factor. As to prognostic factors, absence of antecedent infections (p < 0.01) and lower MRC sum score at nadir (p < 0.01) were predictors of poor short-term prognosis in mechanically ventilated patients regardless of treatment modality. We further investigated the predictors of poor short-term prognosis in patients requiring MV with different nadir MRC sum scores. Combined use of intravenous corticosteroids with intravenous immunoglobulin (odds ratio 10.200, 95 % confidence interval 1.068-97.407, p < 0.05) was an independent predictor of poor short-term prognosis in mechanically ventilated patients with a nadir MRC sum score from 0 to 12 points, regardless of existence of antecedent infection. Clinical predictors of MV and poor short-term prognosis in mechanically ventilated GBS patients were distinct. Add-on use of intravenous corticosteroids was a risk factor for poor short-term prognosis in mechanically ventilated patients with a nadir MRC sum score from 0 to 12 points. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 7 | 23% |
| United States | 4 | 13% |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 6% |
| Argentina | 2 | 6% |
| Spain | 2 | 6% |
| Canada | 1 | 3% |
| Greece | 1 | 3% |
| India | 1 | 3% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 6% |
| Unknown | 8 | 26% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 17 | 55% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 9 | 29% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 10% |
| Scientists | 2 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 103 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Other | 18 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 15% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 14 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 8% |
| Professor | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 24 | 23% |
| Unknown | 17 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 52 | 50% |
| Neuroscience | 10 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 11 | 11% |
| Unknown | 17 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 17. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 September 2015.
All research outputs
#2,182,615
of 25,784,004 outputs
Outputs from Critical Care
#1,919
of 6,618 outputs
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#35,021
of 397,743 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Critical Care
#141
of 466 outputs
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