[Brain natriuretic peptide for postoperative monitoring of the fluid balance in a cardiac surgery patient]

Autor: T, Publig, A, Kepka, K, Hermann, W, Oczenski, J, Mlczoch, S, Schwarz, R D, Fitzgerald
Jazyk: němčina
Rok vydání: 2005
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Zdroj: Anasthesiologie, Intensivmedizin, Notfallmedizin, Schmerztherapie : AINS. 40(6)
ISSN: 0939-2661
Popis: Brain natriuretic peptide is a neurohormone used for estimation of left ventricular wall tension and volume overload. We describe the use of this parameter in a postoperative cardiac surgery patient for detection and monitoring of left ventricular failure in a postoperative intensive care unit at a tertiary care center. Left ventricular failure was detected by brain natriuretic peptide levels, while x-ray and values obtained by the pulmonary artery catheter were inconclusive.
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