Key result
NT-proBNP levels show no link to early weaning outcomes or reintubation after cardiac surgery.
Why the study?
The relationship between NT-proBNP and ventilator-weaning outcomes after cardiac surgery had not yet been elucidated.
Does blood NT-proBNP predict ventilator-weaning outcomes in patients post cardiac surgery?
Observational (n=134)
No
Does blood NT-proBNP predict ventilator-weaning outcomes in patients post cardiac surgery?
This study aims to investigate whether NT-proBNP can predict ventilator-weaning outcomes in post-cardiac surgery patients.
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NT-proBNP at weaning should not guide extubation decisions; leaves open its predictive role and requires prospective validation post-cardiac surgery.
An increase of NT-proBNP has been proved to be a predictor for ventilator weaning failure in several medical conditions. However, relation between NT-proBNP and ventilator-weaning outcomes after cardiac surgery has not yet been elucidated. This study was to investigate relationship between blood NT-proBNP and ventilator-weaning outcomes.
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Sindhvananda et al. (2019) conducted an observational in Post cardiac surgery (n=134). Blood NT-proBNP levels was evaluated on Early ventilator-weaning outcomes (simple, difficult, or prolonged) (p=0.18). Blood NT-proBNP levels measured at the time of ventilator weaning were not significantly associated with early weaning outcomes or reintubation in patients after cardiac surgery.
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