Table 1 Clinical data for patients
From: Marked elevations in N-terminal brain natriuretic peptide levels in septic shock
Case | Cause of septic shock | Sex | Age (years) | APACHE II score | Vasopressor and dose | Mechanical ventilation | NT-proBNP (ng l-1) | TropT (μg l-1) | CK (U l-1) | CK-MB (μg l-1) | Procalcitonin (μg l-1) | Creatinine (μM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lung abscess | Male | 55 | 20 | Dopamine 15μg kg -1 min-1 | Yes | 4997 | 0.01 | 42 | 3 | 3.88 | 45 |
2 | Acinetobacter baumanii pneumonia (bacteremic) | Female | 62 | 32 | Noradrenaline 2.0 μg kg-1 min -1 | Yes | 11,157 | 0.19 | 80 | 4 | 19.50 | 84 |
3 | Leptospirosis | Male | 28 | 11 | Dopamine 10 μg kg-1 min -1 | No | 6502 | 0.01 | 694 | 12 | 99.01 | 75 |
4 | Escherichia coli pyelonephritis (bacteremic) | Female | 59 | 8 | Dopamine 10 μg kg-1 min-1 | No | 2163 | 0.01 | 278 | 3 | 26.71 | 80 |
5 | Gall-bladder empyema | Female | 75 | 40 | Noradrenaline 0.7 μg kg-1 min -1 | Yes | 35,000 | 0.23 | 214 | 8 | 44.92 | 184 |
6 | Escherichia coli pyelonephritis | Male | 31 | 33 | Noradrenaline 0.7 μg kg-1 min-1 + vasopressin 2 U h-1 | Yes | 35,000 | 0.15 | 440 | 4 | 28.76 | 329 |