From: Echocardiographic estimation of mean pulmonary artery pressure in critically ill patients
Measurable TR envelope (n = 23) | Unmeasurable TR envelope (n = 30) | p valuea | All participants (n = 53) | |
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 65.4 (16.7) | 66.3 (15.1) | 0.823 | 65.9 (15.7) |
Male, n (%) | 9 (39%) | 22 (73%) | 0.026 | 31 (59%) |
BMI, mean (SD) | 26.4 (4.3) | 28.4 (6.0) | 0.178 | 27.5 (5.4) |
Chest wall AP diameter (cm), mean (SD) | 20 (2.6) | 22.3 (3.3) | 0.008 | 21.32 (3.25) |
Diagnostic category, n (%) | ||||
Cardiothoracic surgery | 9 (39%) | 11 (37%) | 20 (38%) | |
Cardiac | 8 (35%) | 11 (37%) | 19 (36%) | |
Sepsis | 3 (13%) | 5 (17%) | 8 (15%) | |
Liver transplant | 1 (4%) | 2 (7%) | 3 (6%) | |
Other | 2 (9%) | 1 (3%) | 0.920 | 3 (6%) |
APACHE IIIj, mean (SD) | 81.0 (24.4) | 79.5 (25.9) | 0.840 | 80.2 (25) |
ICU length of stay at time of assessment (days), mean (SD) | 3.9 (3.7) | 4.6 (4.3) | 0.537 | 4 (4) |
PaO2:FiO2, mean (SD) | 264.9 (117.5) | 236.2 (85.7) | 0.454 | 244.5 (94.8) |
Mechanically ventilated, n (%) | 9 (39%) | 22 (73%) | 0.026 | 31 (59%) |
Mode of mechanical ventilation, n (%) | ||||
SIMV + PSV | 1 (11%) | 5 (23%) | 6 (19%) | |
PSV | 8 (89%) | 17 (77%) | 0.642 | 25 (81%) |