Rationalising BNP prescription in the Emergency Department

Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Jul;35(7):1025-1027. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.02.022. Epub 2017 Feb 12.

Authors

Elisabeth Saligari¹, Leonardo Pagani², Jérôme Jund³, Emmanuel Desjoyaux⁴, Gaspard Beaune⁵

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Department, France.
² Infectious Diseases Unit, France.
³ Service of Medical Information Technology and Evaluation, France.
⁴ Service of Cardiology, France.
⁵ Medical Biology Laboratory, Annecy-Genevois Hospital Centre (CHANGE), Annecy, France. Electronic address: gbeaune@ch-annecygenevois.fr.

PMID: 28233645
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2017.02.022

No abstract available

Keywords: BNP; Bioassay; Dyspnoea; Emergency Department; Prescription.

Publication types

Letter
Observational Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Biomarkers / blood
Clinical Laboratory Techniques / standards*
Dyspnea / blood*
Dyspnea / diagnosis
Emergency Service, Hospital / standards
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood*
Retrospective Studies

Substances

Biomarkers
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain