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Table 4 dIVC and ΔVTI in patients with different LVEF

From: Respiratory variations of inferior vena cava fail to predict fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated patients with isolated left ventricular dysfunction

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LVEF > 50% (n = 101)

LVEF 40–50%

(n = 11)

LVEF < 40%

(n = 17)

p

dIVC (%)

16 (6, 25)

19 (15, 22)

20 (12, 26)

0.247

ΔVTI (%)

10.8 (2.0, 16.6)

5.5 (−1.3, 18.1)

−2.9 (−9.8, 3.3)

< 0.001

Number of PLR responders (n, %)

57 (56.4%)

4 (36.4%)

1 (5.9%)

< 0.001

  1. dIVC inferior vena cava distensibility index, VTI velocity–time integral, LVEF left ventricle ejection fraction, PLR passive leg raising