Clinical predictors and electrodiagnostic characteristics in patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome with respiratory failure: a retrospective, matched case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory failure is a common complication of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS). This study aimed to determine the clinical predictors and electrodiagnostic (EDx) characteristics in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) with respiratory failure.

Methods

The retrospective study included 29 confirmed GBS cases with respiratory failure and age- (±5 years) and sex-matched controls (1:1). The dependent t-test and McNemar-Bowker test were used to analyse the continuous and categorical data, respectively. In addition, a multiple logistic regression analysis was used to analyse the predictive factors for respiratory failure.

Results

Among both cases and controls, the majority were male (72.4%), and the average age was 50.9 years. The data showed that pat

SUBMITTER: Charoentanyarak K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8841033 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature