BNP and NT-proBNP levels in patients with sepsis

In recent years, BNP and NT-proBNP have been applied in predicting the prognosis of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock. Rivers and colleagues (55) measured BNP levels 0, 3, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, and 72 h after admission in 252 patients with severe sepsis and septic shock, and found that elevated BNP levels (>100 pg/mL) occurred in 42% ... ................
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