Open AccessElevated Cardiac Troponin Measurements in Critically Ill Patients
Author(s) -
Wendy Lim
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.166.22.2446
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , confidence interval , odds ratio , critically ill , intensive care unit , troponin , troponin i , cardiology , myocardial infarction
The clinical significance of elevated cardiac troponin (cTn) level in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is uncertain. We reviewed the frequency of cTn elevation and its association with mortality and length of ICU stay in these patients.
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