Respiratory Failure in Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Lee, Choon Taek; Kim, Joon Woo; Kwon, O Jung; Shim, Young Soo

doi:1985.32.4.266

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 32(4); 1985 > Article

Original Article

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1985;32(4):266-270.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1985.32.4.266 Published online December 1, 1985.

Respiratory Failure in Guillain-Barre Syndrome

Choon Taek Lee, Joon Woo Kim, O Jung Kwon, Young Soo Shim

Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea

Guillain-Barre 증후군에서의 호흡부전증

이춘택, 김준우, 권오정, 심영수

Abstract

Respiratory failure is the most life threatening complication of the Guillain-Barre syndrome and requires endotracheal intubation or tracheostomy and mechanical ventilation. We reviewed 106 patients of Guillain-Barre syndrome and got the following results: 1) Total number of patients was 106. 60 patients were male and 46 patients were female. 53 patients were in pediatric age and 53 patients were in adult age. 2) 26 patients(24.5%) required mechanical ventilation because of respiratory failure, and 3 patients died of respiratory complications. 3) Mean duration of hospitalization of 23 patients who were successfully weaned from mechanical ventilation, was 51.0±20.4 days and that of mechanical ventilation was 21. 5±8.6 days. 4) No significant difference in hospitalization and mechanical ventilation was found between sexes and between ages. 5) Respiratory complications excluding respiratory muscle weakness were developed in 15 patients(57.7%) during mechanical ventilation.