The Prognostic Value of N-Terminal pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide (NT-proBNP) in Major Burn Patients With Sepsis

The aim is to examine the prognostic value of N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in patients with major burns and sepsis. We collected the data of major burn patients who were admitted to our department. We compared the age, sex, burn area, burn depth, length of hospitalization, and mortality rate between the sepsis group and non-sepsis group and compared NT-proBNP, procalcitonin (PCT), platelet count, Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, and quick SOFA (qSOFA) score between the survivors and nonsurvivors in the sepsis group. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used in sepsis patients to evaluate the prognostic value of NT-proBNP, PCT, SOFA score, qSOFA score, etc. Kaplan-Meier survival curves were used to compare the 90-day survival curves of patients. Logistic regression analysis was used to analyze the risk factors that affect the prognosis of sepsis patients. There were 90 major burn patients with sepsis and 114 major burn patients without sepsis. The mortality rate for the major burn sepsis group was significantly higher than that for the non-sepsis group. The NT-proBNP level in sepsis patients in the nonsurvivor group was 2900 pg/ml, which was significantly higher than that in patients in the survivor group. Survival analysis showed that the mean survival time for the NT-proBNP >2000 pg/ml group was 15.08 days. Multivariate regression analysis indicated that NT-proBNP was an independent risk factor for mortality in burn patients with sepsis. NT-proBNP can be used as a prognostic marker in patients with major burns and sepsis.