Guillain Barre syndrome: Epidemiological clinical profile and nursing care

Abstract

Introduction: Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is considered an acute inflammatory polyneuropathy. Objective: To know the socio-demographic, clinical epidemiological and care characteristics of patients hospitalized with GBS in a school hospital in the West of Parana. Methodology: This is a quantitative, retrospective study about the socio-demographic characterization, clinical epidemiology and care of hospitalized patients with GBS in a school hospital from 2013 to 2017. Totaling 23 patients whose electronic records were analyzed. All statistical analyzes were performed in the XLStat program (2010). Results: The majority of the patients presented ages ranging from 51 to 60 years (31.12%), followed by ages 41 to 50 (13.04%) and under 15 (13.04%), male (60.87), with most presenting previous infectious symptoms such as myalgia, headache, fever, diarrhea. The symptoms related to GBS presented in the period from four to nine days before admission included the ascending, symmetrical form with a decrease in muscle strength. During the hospitalization they underwent procedures such as bladder catheterization and peripheral venous puncture. Among the laboratory exams, the blood test and diagnosis of electro-urography were highlighted. The main treatment was immunoglobulin. Most of the patients presented high dependence for nursing care according to Fugulin's patient classification system. Conclusion: The development of studies that allow the knowledge of the characterization of a specific group of patients affected by a disease considered rare, constitute instruments for health planning.