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The purpose of this observational study was to assess Guillain-Barre syndrome
(GBS) patients' satisfaction with physiotherapy in the acute and sub-acute
setting, and provide an overview of inpatient case management, including the
number of complications. Twenty-seven patients admitted to Sir Charles Gairdner
Hospital (SCGH) with GBS between 1 May 2005 and 30 April 2010 were considered for
inclusion. Nineteen patients consented and a waiver of consent was granted for
four other patients. Data were collected from case-note audit (n = 23) and
telephone survey (n = 19) during June and July 2011. Participants receiving
physiotherapy (n = 16) reported they were satisfied with management (87%),
treatment frequency (88%), duration (94%), and timetabling (81%) of treatment and
the professionalism and rapport (100%) of physiotherapists. Median length of
hospital stay was 20 days (range 5-198) for 23 participants. Physiotherapists
documented patient assessment within 2 days from admission (range 1-5). First
functional improvements were documented on day 6 (median, range 2-34).
Physiotherapists were most commonly first to mobilize patients to sit, stand,
transfer, and walk (83%, 82%, 81%, and 90%, respectively). Twenty patients (87%)
developed complications during their hospital stay, the most common being low
back pain (61%). This study has demonstrated that GBS patients were satisfied
with care provided by physiotherapy.

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