Table 48 Compared patients’ characteristics regarding TTE practice
From: French Intensive Care Society, International congress – Réanimation 2016
TTE practiced (n = 47) | TTE not practiced (n = 121) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (M) [n (%)] | 31 (66.0) | 82 (67.8) | 0.48 |
Underlying disease [n (%)] | 43 (91.5) | 93 (76.9) | 0.02 |
Hemodynamic failure [n (%)] | 13 (27.7) | 58 (47.9) | 0.013 |
Acute respiratory failure [n (%)] | 47 (100) | 110 (90.9) | 0.024 |
EKG changes [n (%)] | 27 (58.7) | 30 (24.8) | 0.38 |
Elevated cardiac troponin [n (%)] | 13 (27.7) | 11 (9.1) | 0.40 |
Noninvasive ventilation [n (%)] | 36 (76.6) | 50 (41.3) | <0.001 |
Invasive ventilation [n (%)] | 22 (46.8) | 86 (71.1) | 0.003 |
Vasopressors [n (%)] | 26 (55.3) | 32 (26.4) | 0.11 |