Outcome prediction in sepsis: Speckle tracking echocardiography based assessment of myocardial function

Table 2 Echocardiography data at baseline and compared for survival at 30 days and 6 months

Characteristic	Baseline	30-day mortality		6-month mortality
Characteristic	Baseline	Survivors	Nonsurvivors	Survivors	Nonsurvivors
Structure
RV basal length (mm)	39 ± 7	40 ± 8	38 ± 5	40 ± 8	38 ± 6
RV mid length (mm)	33 ± 7	33 ± 7	33 ± 5	34 ± 7	33 ± 6
RV longitudinal length (mm)	75 ± 9	75 ± 10	74 ± 8	76 ± 10	73 ± 8
LV diastolic diameter (mm)	47 ± 5	47 ± 6	48 ± 4	47 ± 1	48 ± 5
LV systolic diameter (mm)	32 ± 7	33 ± 7	30 ± 5	33 ± 7	31 ± 6
Ventricular function
RV FAC (%)	40 ± 10	40 ± 10	39 ± 10	40 ± 8	39 ± 11
Lateral tricuspid annular TDI velocity (cm/second)	15 ± 5	14 ± 5	17 ± 5	13 ± 4	16 ± 6
Cardiac index (l/minute/m²)	3.5 ± 1.5	3.5 ± 1.7	3.5 ± 1.2	3.5 ± 1.4	3.4 ± 1.7
SVI (cm³/m²)	37 ± 15	37 ± 16	38 ± 13	39 ± 14	35 ± 16
LV ejection fraction (%)	57 ± 16	56 ± 17	60 ± 13	55 ± 15	59 ± 16
Other parameters
Echo assessed SPAP (mmHg)	42 ± 15	41 ± 14	44 ± 17	39 ± 14	46 ± 15

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation. FAC, fractional area change; LV, left ventricle; RV, right ventricle; TDI, tissue Doppler imaging; SVI, stroke volume index; SPAP, peak systolic pulmonary artery pressure.

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