The role of brain natriuretic peptide in predicting renal outcome and fluid management in critically ill patients

The role of brain natriuretic peptide in predicting renal outcome and fluid management in critically ill patients

Fluid overload is associated with acute kidney injury (AKI) and mortality. There is no convenient precise method to guide fluid therapy in critically ill patients. We aimed to investigate whether brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) can predict the renal outcome and mortality of critically ill patients a...

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Main Authors: Yu-Hsiang Chou, Yen-Fu Chen, Szu-Yu Pan, Tao-Min Huang, Feng-Jung Yang, Wen-Ching Shen, Yung-Ming Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Subjects:
acute kidney injury
brain natriuretic peptide
fluid therapy
intensive care unit
mortality
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664615003587

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