Diastolic dysfunction and N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in children with meningococcal sepsis

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1501-1502

  Paize, Fauzia ^a   Makwana, Niten ^a   Baines, Paul B ^b   Sarginson, Richard ^b   Kitchener, Denise J ^b   Michaels, Helen ^b   Thomson, Alistair P J ^a   Eagle, Sally ^a   Diggle, Peter ^a   Hart, C Anthony ^a   Parry, Christopher M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ALDER HEY CHILDREN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; LEVOSIMENDAN; MILRINONE;

CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLASMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESUSCITATION; SEPSIS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VENTILATED PATIENT;

BACTEREMIA; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIASTOLE; HUMANS; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84880321574     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-013-2948-2     Document Type: Letter

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