Natriuretic peptide testing for the evaluation of critically ill patients with shock in the intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study

[1] Chittock DR(2004)Severity of illness and risk of death associated with pulmonary artery catheter use Crit Care Med 32 911-915

[2] Dhingra VK(2001)Association of pulmonary artery catheter use with in-hospital mortality Crit Care Med 29 1145-1148

[3] Ronco JJ(2003)A randomized, controlled trial of the use of pulmonary-artery catheters in high-risk surgical patients N Engl J Med 348 5-14

[4] Russell JA(2002)Safe, highly selective use of pulmonary artery catheters in coronary artery bypass grafting: an objective patient selection method Ann Thorac Surg 73 1394-1401

[5] Forrest DM(2003)Increased risk associated with pulmonary artery catheterization in the medical intensive care unit J Crit Care 18 166-171

[6] Tweeddale M(2005)The N-terminal Pro-BNP investigation of dyspnea in the emergency department (PRIDE) study Am J Cardiol 95 948-954

[7] Fenwick JC(2002)Rapid measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide in the emergency diagnosis of heart failure N Engl J Med 347 161-167

[8] Afessa B(2003)N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide. A new gold standard in predicting mortality in patients with advanced heart failure Eur Heart J 24 1735-1743

[9] Spencer S(2000)Treatment of heart failure guided by plasma aminoterminal brain natriuretic peptide (N-BNP) concentrations Lancet 355 1126-1130

[10] Khan W(2001)A rapid test for B-type natriuretic peptide correlates with falling wedge pressures in patients treated for decompensated heart failure: a pilot study J Card Fail 7 21-29

[1] Chittock DR(2004)Severity of illness and risk of death associated with pulmonary artery catheter use Crit Care Med 32 911-915

[2] Dhingra VK(2001)Association of pulmonary artery catheter use with in-hospital mortality Crit Care Med 29 1145-1148

[3] Ronco JJ(2003)A randomized, controlled trial of the use of pulmonary-artery catheters in high-risk surgical patients N Engl J Med 348 5-14

[4] Russell JA(2002)Safe, highly selective use of pulmonary artery catheters in coronary artery bypass grafting: an objective patient selection method Ann Thorac Surg 73 1394-1401

[5] Forrest DM(2003)Increased risk associated with pulmonary artery catheterization in the medical intensive care unit J Crit Care 18 166-171

[6] Tweeddale M(2005)The N-terminal Pro-BNP investigation of dyspnea in the emergency department (PRIDE) study Am J Cardiol 95 948-954

[7] Fenwick JC(2002)Rapid measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide in the emergency diagnosis of heart failure N Engl J Med 347 161-167

[8] Afessa B(2003)N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide. A new gold standard in predicting mortality in patients with advanced heart failure Eur Heart J 24 1735-1743

[9] Spencer S(2000)Treatment of heart failure guided by plasma aminoterminal brain natriuretic peptide (N-BNP) concentrations Lancet 355 1126-1130

[10] Khan W(2001)A rapid test for B-type natriuretic peptide correlates with falling wedge pressures in patients treated for decompensated heart failure: a pilot study J Card Fail 7 21-29