Seasonal Incidence of Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Rumah Sakit Islam Jemursari Surabaya
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- 10.2991/assehr.k.211020.070How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- GBS, incidence, Surabaya
- Abstract
Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is the leading cause of acute flaccid paralysis. Former study showed the highest GBS incidence, particularly in April-May, during seasonal transition from rainy to summer period. Indonesia has only limited study about demographic profile of GBS incidence. Rumah Sakit Islam Jemur Sari (RSI JS) Surabaya is the only type B hospital in Wonocolo, a district of Surabaya. Mapping the incidence of GBS regionally and temporally could assist the strategic planning of diagnosis and treatment for the disease. This descriptive study was conducted in cross sectional design, using medical record of all patient with GBS in emergency room (ER) and ward of RSI JS Surabaya from Januari 2017-November 2019. The inclusion criteria was all the patient with GBS (diagnosed by Neurologist or Medical Doctor), and the exclusion criteria were a history of GBS, hyperglicemia, and hypokalemia. The total of medical record was 25, male 60% (15) and female 40% (10). Range of patient’s age was 10-55 years, the highest incidence were 10-20 years (24%, 6 patients) and 40-50 years (24%). The peak of incidence for 3 years was consistent in January (7 cases, 28%) and March (28%). Weakness was the main complain of most patient (80%). Based on three years of observation in our study, GBS is more common in the first transition season (March-May) that any other seasons.
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TY - CONF AU - S Syifak AU - D Yuniati PY - 2021 DA - 2021/10/21 TI - Seasonal Incidence of Guillain-Barre Syndrome in Rumah Sakit Islam Jemursari Surabaya BT - Proceedings of the 1st UMGESHIC International Seminar on Health, Social Science and Humanities (UMGESHIC-ISHSSH 2020) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 503 EP - 507 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.211020.070 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.211020.070 ID - Syifak2021 ER -