From: Right ventricular strain measurements in critically ill patients: an observational SICS sub-study
General patient characteristics (n = 171) |  |
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Age, years# | 60 [52, 71] |
Gender, n male (%) | 100 (58%) |
BMI, kg/cm2* | 25.2 (4.5) |
APACHE IV score* | 72.5 (26.7) |
SAPS-II score* | 44.1 (15.0) |
Admission reason | Â |
 Trauma | 18 (11%) |
 Surgical | 29 (17%) |
 Airway problems | 4 (2%) |
 Respiratory insufficiency | 33 (19%) |
 Circulatory insufficiency | 12 (7%) |
 Cardiac, other | 6 (3.5%) |
 Out of hospital cardiac arrest | 24 (14%) |
 Neurological | 12 (7%) |
 Traumatic brain injury | 5 (3%) |
 Sepsis | 13 (8%) |
 Metabolic | 6 (3.5%) |
 Gastro-intestinal | 8 (5%) |
Clinical variables | Â |
 Heart rate, beats per minute# | 80 [68, 91] |
 Respiratory rate, per minute# | 16 [14, 20] |
 Systolic blood pressure, mmHg# | 115 [99, 130] |
 Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg# | 56 [50, 65] |
 Mean arterial pressure, mmHg# | 74 [67, 85] |
 Central venous pressure, mmHg# | 8 [5, 12] |
 Use of vasopressors, n (%) | 94 (55%) |
 Use of sedatives, n (%) | 94 (56%) |
 Mechanical ventilation, n (%) | 107 (63%) |
 PEEP, cm H2O# | 7 [5, 8] |
 Urine output, ml/kg/h# | 0.72 [0.42, 1.21] |