Study of plasma copeptin level as a prognostic marker in respiratory failure patients admitted in the ICU at Benha University Hospital

[1] Katan M(2008)Copeptin:a new and promising diagnostic and prognostic marker Crit Care 12 117-355

[2] Müller B(2004)Regulatory mechanisms of corticotropin-releasing hormone and vasopressin gene expression in the hypothalamus J Neuroendocrinol 16 348-149

[3] Christ-Crain M(2006)Catecholamines and vasopressin during critical illness Crit Care Clin 22 131-191

[4] Itoi K(1998)Structure-function relationships of the vasopressin prohormone domains Cell Mol Neurobiol 18 173-226

[5] Jiang YQ(2007)Copeptin, a stable peptide of the arginine vasopressin precursor, is elevated in hemorrhagic and septic shock Shock 28 219-152

[6] Iwasaki Y(2007)Circulating levels of copeptin, a novel biomarker, in lower respiratory tract infections Eur J Clin Invest 37 145-1104

[7] Watson SJ(2008)Copeptin, a novel prognostic biomarker in ventilator-associated pneumonia Crit Care 12 R11-829

[8] Asfar P(2005)Early physiotherapy in the respiratory intensive care unit Respir Med 99 1096-16

[9] Hauser B(1965)Respiratory failure Br Med J 1 1451-478

[10] Radermacher P(1985)APACHE II:a severity of disease classification system Crit Care Med 13 818-4386

[1] Katan M(2008)Copeptin:a new and promising diagnostic and prognostic marker Crit Care 12 117-355

[2] Müller B(2004)Regulatory mechanisms of corticotropin-releasing hormone and vasopressin gene expression in the hypothalamus J Neuroendocrinol 16 348-149

[3] Christ-Crain M(2006)Catecholamines and vasopressin during critical illness Crit Care Clin 22 131-191

[4] Itoi K(1998)Structure-function relationships of the vasopressin prohormone domains Cell Mol Neurobiol 18 173-226

[5] Jiang YQ(2007)Copeptin, a stable peptide of the arginine vasopressin precursor, is elevated in hemorrhagic and septic shock Shock 28 219-152

[6] Iwasaki Y(2007)Circulating levels of copeptin, a novel biomarker, in lower respiratory tract infections Eur J Clin Invest 37 145-1104

[7] Watson SJ(2008)Copeptin, a novel prognostic biomarker in ventilator-associated pneumonia Crit Care 12 R11-829

[8] Asfar P(2005)Early physiotherapy in the respiratory intensive care unit Respir Med 99 1096-16

[9] Hauser B(1965)Respiratory failure Br Med J 1 1451-478

[10] Radermacher P(1985)APACHE II:a severity of disease classification system Crit Care Med 13 818-4386