Serum pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels and cardiac index as adjunctive tools of blunt cardiac injury.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Blunt cardiac injury (BCI) has a variety of symptoms that may be a potentially life-threatening injury that can lead to death. Depending on the diagnosis of BCI, treatment direction and length of stay may vary. In addition, the utility of other diagnostic tests for cardiac disease as diagnostic tools for BCI remain unclear. The purpose of this study was to investigate the competence of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT pro-BNP) and cardiac index (C.I) as adjunctive diagnostic tools for BCI.

Methods

From January 2018 to March 2020, severe trauma patients with sternum fracture who were admitted to the traumatic intensive care unit (TICU) were included this study. Patients with sternum fracture, 18 years of age or older, and with an injury severity score 

SUBMITTER: Bae CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9912581 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature