2018
Propafenone for supraventricular arrhythmias in septic shock—Comparison to amiodarone and metoprolol
Khoury J, Azzam Z. Propafenone for supraventricular arrhythmias in septic shock—Comparison to amiodarone and metoprolol. Journal Of Critical Care 2018, 45: 247. PMID: 29478717, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2018.01.009.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2017
The prognostic value of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in non-cardiac patients with sepsis, ultra-long follow-up
Khoury J, Arow M, Elias A, Makhoul B, Berger G, Kaplan M, Mashiach T, Ismael-Badarneh R, Aronson D, Azzam Z. The prognostic value of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in non-cardiac patients with sepsis, ultra-long follow-up. Journal Of Critical Care 2017, 42: 117-122. PMID: 28719839, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2017.07.009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBrain natriuretic peptideLong-term mortalityBNP levelsElevated brain natriuretic peptide levelsRole of BNPBrain natriuretic peptide levelsOrgan Failure Assessment scoreNatriuretic peptide levelsNon-cardiac patientsStrong independent predictorIncidence of morbidityLow-risk groupLong-term survivalMultivariate analysis modelHospital mortalityIndex hospitalizationCritical illnessHeart failureIndependent predictorsSeptic shockNatriuretic peptideOutcome predictorsPrognostic predictorPrognostic valueMultifactorial syndrome