NT-proBNP and Zlog-transformed NT-proBNP values predict extubation failure in critically ill neonates with pulmonary hypertension and ventricular dysfunction.

Lukas SchroederManuel KuelshammerRamona Dolscheid-PommerichStefan HoldenriederAndreas MuellerFlorian Kipfmueller

Published in: Pediatric pulmonology (2022)

might be valuable biomarkers for the prediction of EF in critically ill neonates. The Zlog-transformation of NT-proBNP allows an age-independent interpretation of NT-proBNP and should be considered for clinical routine.

Keyphrases

pulmonary hypertension
low birth weight
heart failure
oxidative stress
cardiac surgery
left ventricular
clinical practice
pulmonary artery
mechanical ventilation
acute kidney injury
coronary artery
atrial fibrillation
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation