Predictors of discharge to home/community following inpatient-rehabilitation in a US national sample of Guillain-Barre-Syndrome patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Guillain-Barre-Syndrome (GBS), an autoimmune polyneuropathy causing acute flaccid paralysis, is a rare condition with1-2 cases per 100,000 annually (approximately 5000 cases/year) in the United States (US). There is a paucity of published data regarding patient outcomes in association with discharge destinations following inpatient-rehabilitation (IR) in this patient population, thus this study.

Objectives

To analyze IR efficacy, and possible predictors of discharge to home/community in a US-national-sample of GBS patients.

Methods

Retrospective-observational-cohort study of 1304 GBS patients admitted to IR comparing discharge disposition destinations (community/home, skilled-nursing-facility [SNF], or return to acute-care) by demographic (age, gender) and

SUBMITTER: Kushner DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10212147 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature