Zhonghua nei ke za zhi
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Zhonghua nei ke za zhi · Jul 2009
[The prognosis value of B-type natriuretic peptide testing in critically ill non-cardiogenic patients].
B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP)have been used widely in the diagnosis and prognosis of cardiogenic diseases, but the association between BNP concentrations and non-cardiogenic critical illness is unknown. Our study aims at investigating the role of natriuretic peptide testing for predicting 28-day mortality of non-cardiogenic critically ill patients in emergency department (ED). ⋯ BNP concentrations at presentation are strong predictor of 28-day mortality in patients with non-cardiogenic critically ill patients in ED, which is better than Rapid Acute Physiology Score (RAPS) , Rapid Emergency Medicine Score (REMS) and APACHE II score.