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

Table 3 Baseline ventricular longitudinal strain with comparison for survival at 30 days and 6 months

Characteristic	Baseline	30-day mortality		6-month mortality
Characteristic	Baseline	Survivors	Nonsurvivors	Survivors	Nonsurvivors
RV free wall strain (%)	−17.7 ± 5.5	−18.1 ± 5.4	−16.9 ± 5.6	−19.3 ± 4.9*	−16.0 ± 5.7*
RV free wall strain rate (1/second)	−1.14 ± 0.4	−1.14 ± 0.33	−1.14 ± 0.4	−1.19 ± 0.3	−1.09 ± 0.4
LV GLS (%)	−14.1 ± 4.2	−13.92 ± 4.2	−14.6 ± 4.3	−14 ± 4	−14.28 ± 4.6
LV GLS rate (1/second)	−0.89 ± 0.3	−0.86 ± 0.2	−0.96 ± 0.3	−0.86 ± 0.2	−0.93 ± 0.3

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation. * P <0.05 by analysis of variance. GLS, global longitudinal strain; LV, left ventricle; RV, right ventricle.

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