The study is a retrospective, observational study conducted in multidisciplinary, closed, intensivist-run ICU at a tertiary academic hospital. It showed an elevated BNP is associated with increased ICU mortality, particularly in those without a baseline diagnosis of heart failure. This identifies the need for further prospective studies evaluating BNP as a prognostic marker in non-cardiac critically ill patients, and its utility as an addition in pre-existing ICU outcome prediction scores.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- mechanical ventilation
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- left ventricular
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- white matter
- cardiovascular events
- resting state
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular disease
- atrial fibrillation
- emergency department
- blood brain barrier
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- functional connectivity
- brain injury
- electronic health record
- case control
- acute care
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- medical students