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Table 2 Characteristics of the 48 transthoracic echocardiography evaluations

From: Prospective assessment of a score for assessing basic critical-care transthoracic echocardiography skills in ventilated critically ill patients

Patient characteristics

 

   Septic shock

26 (54%)

   Cardiogenic shock

7 (15%)

   Hypovolemic shock

15 (31%)

   Norepinephrine

16 (33%)

   Epinephrine

4 (8%)

   Dobutamine

2 (4%)

   Neuromuscular blockers

5 (10%)

Main TTE findings

 

   Decreased left ventricular ejection fraction

15 (31%)

   Respiratory variation in IVC diameter

16 (33%)

   Non-compressive pericardial effusion

16 (33%)

   Right ventricular dilation

8 (17%)

  1. N = 48.
  2. Data are expressed as n (%).
  3. IVC: inferior vena cava; TTE: transthoracic echocardiography.