Evaluation of NT-ProBNP as a marker of the volume status of neurosurgical patients developing hyponatremia and natriuresis: A pilot study

摘要

Objective: Post-operative hyponatremia (serum sodium 130 mEq/L) contributes to morbidity and prolongs the hospital stay of patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures. Syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) and cerebral salt wasting (CSW) commonly occur in the post-operative setting. While patients with SIADH are either euvolemic or hypervolemic, patients with CSW are always hypovolemic. The treatment of these two conditions is radically different. Patients with SIADH need fluid restriction, while patients with CSW need fluid replacement. As current diagnostic methods do not clearly distinguish between SIADH and CSW, we looked at N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and uric acid as biochemical markers for estimating the volume status of patients developing hyponatremia in the postoperative period.