Table 3.
Hospitals and population coverage in numbers, GBS patients notified to the neurologist network, estimated sensitivity compared to patients coded as GBS in the National Hospital In-patient Registry and incidence × 100,000
| Hospital | Person-years ≥20 years | Number of patients | Proportions | Incidence × 100,000 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of hospital-registered patientsa | Notified patients | Notified and confirmed GBS (a) | Confirmed not hospital registered (b) | Infection in preceding 30 days | Influenza vaccine in preceding 42 days | Confirmed not registered over notified and confirmed (b/a) | Estimated sensitivity 1-(b/a) | in registered patientsa | in notified patients | ||
| Carlos Haya Hospital (Malaga) | 3,676,698 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.31 | 0.69 | 0.52 | 0.35 |
| General Hospital (Segovia) | 364,983 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.64 | 1.10 |
| La Paz University Hospital (Madrid) | 1,239,486 | 27 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 0.28 | 0.72 | 2.18 | 1.45 |
| Miguel Servet University Hospital (Zaragoza) | 1,023,261 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.89 | 1.27 | 0.88 |
| Bellvitge University Hospital (Hospitalet de Llobregat) | 3,034,845 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0.35 | 0.65 | 1.02 | 0.66 |
| Puerta de Hierro University Hospital (Majadahonda) | 967,029 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.76 | 1.45 |
| Severo Ochoa University Hospital (Leganés) | 472,563 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.69 | 1.06 |
| Virgen de la Salud Hospital (Toledo) | 1,003,170 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0.38 | 0.63 | 1.59 | 1.59 |
| Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital (Granada) | 1,115,721 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.31 | 0.69 | 1.61 | 1.17 |
| University Hospital Clínico (Santiago de Compostela) | 1,154,658 | 38 | 29 | 29 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 0.28 | 0.72 | 3.29 | 2.51 |
| Total | 14,052,414 | 193 | 148 | 141 | 35 | 85 | 7 | 0.25 | 0.75 | 1.37 | 1.00 |
GBS Guillain-Barré syndrome
aPatients admitted to the respective hospitals during the period 2009–2011 and discharged with ICD-9-CM code 357.0 as their principal diagnosis