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Table 4 Association of basic critical care echocardiography screening-derived abnormalities with log(length of stay) in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

From: Frequency and prognostic impact of basic critical care echocardiography abnormalities in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

Major BCCE-detected abnormalities

Log (length of stay, ICU)

Log (length of stay, hospital)

Univariate ratio (95% CI)a

Multivariate ratio (95% CI)b

Univariate ratio (95% CI)a

Multivariate ratio (95% CI)b

Screened patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (Berlin Definition)

 Left ventricular ejection fraction < 40%

1.00 (0.75–1.33)

1.00 (0.74–1.34)

0.84 (0.62–1.15)

0.86 (0.63–1.17)

 Severe acute cor pulmonale

1.07 (0.84–1.36)

1.10 (0.87–1.39)

1.04 (0.81–1.34)

1.06 (0.82–1.37)

  1. BCCE Basic critical care echocardiography, CI Confidence interval, ICU Intensive care unit
  2. aExponentiated coefficient (with 95% confidence interval) derived using linear regression on the log-transformed LOS, unadjusted
  3. bExponentiated coefficient (with 95% confidence interval) derived using multiple linear regression on the log-transformed LOS, adjusted for age and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score