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Predictors for mechanical ventilation and short-term prognosis in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome

Authors: Jingyan Yang, Linpei Jia

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2015

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Wu and colleagues retrospectively analyzed the clinical data of 541 patients who were diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) from 2003 to 2014, among whom 80 patients (14.8 %) required mechanical ventilation [1]. Via multivariate logistic regression analysis, independent predictors for mechanical ventilation and short-term prognosis in mechanically ventilated patients were identified [1]. This study was well designed and conducted. In-hospital infections were not mentioned in the study, however, which seems lacking for such a study given it is an important parameter. …

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Title: Predictors for mechanical ventilation and short-term prognosis in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome
Authors: Jingyan Yang
Linpei Jia
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-015-1123-2

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