Swiss Society of Surgery

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 106 KB
• Volume: 91
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0007-1323
• DOI: 10.1002/bjs.4742

✦ Synopsis

Background:

The natriuretic peptides are cardiac neurohormones secreted in response to volume expansion and pressure overload. Studies evaluating the prognostic implications of B-type natriuretic peptide(BNP) have been limited to cardiologic patients. However there are very few reports on the prognostic value of BNP in surgical patients.