Pro-BNP versus MEDS Score in Determining the Prognosis of Sepsis Patients; a Diagnostic Accuracy Study

Introduction: Pro-brain natriuretic peptide (Pro-BNP) can act as an independent predictor of mortality in septic patients. This study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of pro-BNP and Mortality in Emergency Department Sepsis (MEDS) score in this regard. Method: This cross-sectional study w...

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Main Authors: Majid Shojaee, Saeed Safari, Anita Sabzghabaei, Mostafa Alavi-Moghaddam, Ali Arhami Dolatabadi, Hamid Kariman, Soheil Soltani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences 2018-11-01
Series:Archives of Academic Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/aaem/index.php/AAEM/article/view/47