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
- mechanical ventilation
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- left ventricular
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- cardiovascular events
- type diabetes
- genome wide
- risk factors
- multiple sclerosis
- dna methylation
- coronary artery disease
- blood brain barrier
- electronic health record
- acute heart failure
- drug induced