The utility of brain natriuretic peptide as a prognosticating marker in critical care patients
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Published:2023-12-13
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Page:93
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ISSN:2078-676X
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Container-title:Southern African Journal of Critical Care
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Short-container-title:South Afr J Crit Care
Author:
Naidoo A,De Vasconcellos K
Abstract
Background. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is an established biomarker of morbidity and mortality in cardiac failure. Data also suggest potential prognostic utility in non-heart failure cohorts. The utility of BNP in predicting intensive care unit (ICU) outcomes has not been well evaluated in a mixed critical care population in the South African (SA) context.
Objective. To evaluate the ability of BNP to predict ICU mortality in a heterogeneous critical care population in SA.
Methods. This was a retrospective observational study of 100 patients admitted to a multidisciplinary, closed, intensivist-run ICU in a tertiary academic hospital serving KwaZulu-Natal Province (1 January 2020 - 31 July 2022). Initial BNP was evaluated as a predictor of ICU mortality using univariate and multivariable analyses.
Results. There was a statistically significant difference in BNP between survivors and non-survivors in the cohort of patients without heart failure. The median initial BNP in the non-heart failure cohort was 411 (interquartile range (IQR) 116 - 848) ng/L in non-survivors, and 150 (44 - 356) ng/L in survivors (p=0.028). The optimal cut-off for BNP was determined as 366 ng/L. A BNP ≥366 ng/L was an independent predictor of ICU outcome.
Conclusion. This study highlights the potential utility of BNP as a predictor of ICU mortality in a heterogeneous ICU population, with the greatest utility in patients without heart failure. Further studies are required to confirm this finding.
Publisher
South African Medical Association NPC
Subject
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine