Pulmonary vascular dysfunction in ARDS

Annals of Intensive Care

Table 3 Studies of indices of RVD and outcome in ARDS

Study period	Recruitment period	Number	Data source	RVD definition	Independent predictor of mortality?
Jardin and Vieillard-Baron [17]	1980 to 2006	352	Echo	RV:LV EDA >0.6 and IVS flattening at end-systole	N
Monchi et al. [18]	1992 to 1995	259	PAC	RAP > PAOP	Y
Vieillard-Baron et al. [19]	1996 to 2001	75	Echo	RV:LV EDA >0.6 and IVS flattening at end-systole	N
Osman et al. [13]	1999 to 2001	145	PAC	CVP > PAOP and MPAP > 25 mmHg and SVI < 30 ml m⁻²	N
Bull et al. [5]	2000 to 2005	501	PAC	CVP > PAOP	N
Boissier et al. [20]	2004 to 2009	226	Echo	RV:LV EDA >0.6 and IVS flattening at end-systole	Y
Lhéritier et al. [21]	2009 to 2012	200	Echo	RV:LV EDA >0.6 and IVS flattening at end-systole	N

CVP, central venous pressure; EDA, end-diastolic area; IVS, interventricular septum; MPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; PAOP, pulmonary artery occlusion pressure; RAP, right atrial pressure; SVI, stroke volume index.