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bjp-33712	Chen, Chun; Lin, Lei	Role of β-type natriuretic peptide as predictor of early post-operative outcomes in Chinese patients undergoing anesthesia	2017	4	.pdf	application/pdf	3003	144	53	Table II Clinical outcome among the patients with high BNP levels Variable n = 80 Bypass procedure time, min, Mean (SD) 130 (23) Hospital stay after surgery, day, Mean (SD) 8.2 (5) Patients with arrhythmia, n 12 Patients with elevation of cardiac enzyme, n 14 ICU stays more than 5 days, n 66 Ventilator stay more than 2 days, n 73 Reintubation, n 19 Readmission, n 10 Mortality within 30 days, n 4 Mortality within 1 year, n 9 Hospital stay more than 10 days, n 17 Table III Correlations between pre-operative BNP levels and outcome of interest in patients Variables Correlations coefficient p value Age 0.08 >0.05 Ejection fraction 0.29 <0.05 Hospital stay after surgery 0.32 <0.05 Number of blood vessels corrected 0.02 >0.05 Mortality within 30 days 0.09 >0.05 Mortality within 1 year 0.12 >0.05 Bypass procedure time 0.10 >0.05 Readmission 0.09 Abstract The purpose of the present study was to assess whether pre-operative and post-operative B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels could be used as the predictor of post-operative complications in Chinese patients undergoing elective surgery under general anesthesia.	cache/bjp-33712.pdf	txt/bjp-33712.txt