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Does continuous veno-venous hemofiltration clear brain natriuretic peptide in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease?
Does continuous veno-venous hemofiltration clear brain natriuretic peptide in pediatric patients with congenital heart disease?
BNP is efficiently cleared by CVVH in pediatric post-cardiosurgical patients, indicating that absolute BNP blood levels may be unpredictable and unreliable for clinical assessment in this setting.
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BNP levels may be confounded by CVVH in pediatric post-cardiac surgery patients; supports cautious interpretation and hypothesis-generating research on adjusted thresholds.
Ricci et al. (2009) studied this question.
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