Figure 1. Kaplan-Meier curve showing BNP plotted over time (days) versus survival or mortality. Red: low BNP; blue: high BNP.
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Original Article
Volume 8, Number 6, December 2017, pages 271-275
B-Type Natriuretic Peptide: A Predictor for Mortality, Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay, and Hospital Length of Stay in Patients With Resolving Sepsis
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Table
| n | % | In-hospital death | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EF: ejection fraction; IVF: intravenous fluids; CHF: congestive heart failure. | ||||
| Gender | ||||
| F | 275 | 56.5 | 0.251 | 0.731 |
| M | 212 | 43.5 | 0.269 | |
| EF | ||||
| < 45% | 104 | 21.4 | 0.308 | 0.246 |
| > 45% | 383 | 78.6 | 0.245 | |
| IVF | ||||
| > 3 L | 113 | 31.7 | 0.372 | 0.001 |
| < 3 L | 243 | 68.3 | 0.198 | |
| BNP | ||||
| > 500 | 194 | 41.5 | 0.278 | 0.333 |
| < 500 | 273 | 58.5 | 0.234 | |
| Intubation | ||||
| Yes | 282 | 57.8 | 0.139 | < 0.001 |
| No | 206 | 42.2 | 0.422 | |
| Signs of CHF | ||||
| Yes | 229 | 54.21 | 0.279 | < 0.59 |
| No | 191 | 45.5 | 0.251 | |
| On Lasix | ||||
| Yes | 254 | 57.92 | 0.31 | 0.025 |
| No | 178 | 42.08 | 0.208 | |
| In-hospital death | ||||
| Yes | 126 | 25.87 | < 0.001 | |
| No | 361 | 74.13 | ||