Are elevated postoperative BNP levels associated with prolonged hospitalization in hypertensive patients after non-cardiac surgery?
Postoperative BNP levels may serve as a predictor for prolonged hospital stays in hypertensive patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery.
Postoperative BNP levels may predict the length of hospital stays after non-cardiac surgery in hypertensive patients. Elevated BNP levels were associated with prolonged hospitalization after elective orthopedic surgery.
Park et al. (2012) studied this question.