title: Towards evidence-based emergency medicine: best BETs from the Manchester Royal Infirmary. BET 4: Prognostic value of B-type natriuretic peptides (BNP and NT-proBNP) in community-acquired pneumonia.
abstract: A short cut review was carried out to establish the prognostic value of B-type natriuretic peptides (BNP and NT-proBNP) in community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Three cohort studies were directly relevant to the question. The author, date and country of publication, patient group studied, study type, relevant outcomes, results and study weaknesses of these papers are tabulated. The clinical bottom line was that B-type natriuretic peptides have prognostic value in CAP but further prospective studies were needed to assess their application in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Mersey School of Emergency Medicine, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hodgson
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nee
authors.forename: Laith
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sultan
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000097:blood*; D055416:Evidence-Based Emergency Medicine; D006801:Humans; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain