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Table 2 Clinical characteristics and echocardiographic findings at the time the patient met the EOLIA criteria or of the worst PaO2/FiO2 within the first 7 days after tracheal intubation

From: Right ventricular injury in patients with COVID-19-related ARDS eligible for ECMO support: a multicenter retrospective study

Variable

n (available/total)

All patients n = 283

Clinical characteristics

 Time from intubation to worst PaO2/FiO2 (days)

283/283 (100)

2 [0;4]

 Vasopressor support, n (%)

283/283 (100)

95 (34)

 Inotropic support, n (%)

283/283 (100)

4 (1)

 PaO2/FiO2 (mmHg)

283/283 (100)

78 [56;94]

 PaCO2 (mmHg)

283/283 (100)

52 [45;62]

 pH

283/283 (100)

7.33 [7.32;7.38]

 Plateau pressure (cmH2O)

263/283 (93)

27 [24;30]

 PEEP (cmH2O)

283/283 (100)

10 [8;13]

 Driving pressure (cmH2O)

263/283 (93)

16 [13;19]

 Respiratory rate (cycle/min)

283/283 (100)

28 [24;32]

 Tidal volume (mL/kg PBW)

283/283 (100)

6.3 [5.9;7]

 Central venous pressure (mmHg)

108/283 (38)

10 [8;12]

Echocardiographic findings

 LVEF (%)

231/283 (82)

59 [52;66]

 LVOT VTI (cm)

230/283 (81)

20.8 [17;24.2]

 E/A ratio

214/283 (76)

0.95 [0.77;1.17]

 RVEDA/LVEDA

232/283 (82)

0.74 [0.59;0.88]

 Paradoxical septal motion, n (%)

236/283 (83)

93 (39)

 RV fractional area change (%)

222/283 (78)

42 [33;48]

 Pulmonary acceleration time (ms)

181/283 (64)

83 [66;100]

  1. Categorical variables are expressed as number (%) and continuous variables as median [interquartile ranges]. PEEP Positive End-Expiratory Pressure, PBW Predicted Body Weight, LVEF Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction, LVOT VTI Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Velocity–Time Integral, RV Right Ventricular