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Table 1 Patient characteristics of the overall population

From: The subxiphoid view cannot replace the apical view for transthoracic echocardiographic assessment of hemodynamic status

 

Overall population

N= 107

Age (years)

63 ± 16

Men, n (%)

59 (55)

SAPS II

49 ± 20

BMI, kg/m2

28 ± 8

COPD, n (%)

26 (24)

Mechanical ventilation, n (%)

VC

PSV

PEEP, cm H2O

48 (45)

40 (37)

8 (7)

3.4 ± 1.7

MAP, mm Hg

79 ± 17

HR, bpm

97 ± 23

Arrhythmia, n (%)

23 (21)

Catecholamines, n (%)

36 (34)

Tubes, bandages, n (%)

   Chest

   Abdomen

10 (9)

6 (6)

4 (4)

  1. BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; HR, heart rate; MAP, mean arterial pressure; PEEP, positive end-expiratory pressure; PSV, pressure-support ventilation; SAPSII, simplified acute physiology score II; VC, volume controlled.
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