Changes in B-type natriuretic peptide and related hemodynamic parameters following a fluid challenge in critically ill patients with severe sepsis or septic shock

Conclusions: An increase in BNP soon after a fluid challenge may have some predictive utility of a large LVEDd, which in turn can be used to independently predict the SV response to a fluid challenge.

http://www.ijccm.org/text.asp?2017/21/3/117/201803

Source: Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine - March 8, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Shahed Omar Ahmad Ali Yahya Atiya Rudo Lufuno Mathivha Joel M Dulhunty Source Type: research