Table 3 Distribution of the different RV injury patterns during ICU stay
Number of patients | ICU admission | Day-3 | Day-7 | Day-14 | Day-21 | Day-28 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
118 | 117 | 80 | 43 | 22 | 13 | – | |
No RV injury, n (%) | 65 (55) | 90 (77) | 58 (72) | 31 (72) | 16 (73) | 10 (77) |  < 0.01 |
Isolated RV dilatation, n (%) | 18 (15) | 13 (11) | 12 (15) | 7 (16) | 5 (23) | 3 (23) | 0.66 |
RV dysfunction without RV dilatation, n (%) | 28 (24) | 7 (6) | 7 (9) | 4 (10) | 1 (4) | 0 (0) |  < 0.01 |
RV dysfunction with RV dilatation, n (%) | 5 (4) | 6 (5) | 3 (4) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.75 |
Acute cor pulmonale, n (%) | 2 (2) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.77 |