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Table 4 Measurements.

From: Is early ventricular dysfunction or dilatation associated with lower mortality rate in adult severe sepsis and septic shock? A meta-analysis

Author

Year

Outcome (mortality) measure

Cardiac assessment method

LV function

(mean ± SD)

LV dimension

(mean ± SD)

RV function

(mean ± SD)

RV dimension

(mean ± SD)

Kimchi et al.

1984

In-hospital all cause

Radionuclide

LVEF

(46 ± 16%)

-

RVEF

(37 ± 2%)

RVEDVI

(98 ± 10 mL/m2)

Dhainaut et al.

1988

In-hospital refractory shock

PAC-TD

-

-

RVEF

(30 ± 12%)

-

Vincent et al.

1989

In-hospital protracted sepsis

PAC-TD

-

-

RVEF

(25 ± 8%)

-

Vincent et al.

1992

In-hospital refractory shock

PAC-TD

-

-

RVEF

(38 ± 16%)

RVEDVI

(90 ± 31 mL/m2)

Jardin et al.

1999

In hospital all cause

TEE

LVEF

(49 ± 15%)

LVEDVIa

(69 ± 24 mL/m2)

-

-

McLean et al.

2007

In hospital all cause

TTE

LVEF

(48 ± 15%)

LVEDD

(47 ± 10)

-

-

Cariou et al

2008

In hospital all cause

TEE

LVFAC

(46 ± 19%)

LVEDA

(16 ± 6 cm2)

-

-

Etchecopar-Chevreuil et al.

2008

In-hospital all cause

TEE

LVEF

(47 ± 20%)

LVEDV

(97 ± 25 mL)

-

-

Vieillard-Baron et al.

2008

28-day all cause

TEE

LVEF

(51 ± 17%)

LVEDVIa

(63 ± 23 mL/m2)

-

-

Sturgess et al.

2010

In-hospital all cause

TTE

LVEF

(43 ± 14%)

LVEDVIa

(67 ± 24 mL/m2)

-

-

Furian et al.

2012

In-hospital sepsis

TTE

LVEF

(57 ± 13%)

LVEDD/ht

(28 ± 3 mm/m)

-

RVD (TTE)

(24 ± 4 mm)

Landesberg et al.

2012

In-hospital all cause

TTE

LVEF

(59 ± 11%)

LVEDD

(46 ± 10 mm)

LVEDVIa

(56 ± 18 mL/m2)

RVSV change

(7.5 ± 3.7 mL)

RVEDA

(21 ± 6 cm2)

Pulido et al.

2012

30-day all cause

TTE

LVEF

(57 ± 15%)

LVEDD

(46 ± 10 mm)

-

-

Weng et al.

2012

90-day all cause

TTE

LVEF

(55 ± 16%)

LVEDV

(72 ± 24 mL)

-

-

  1. aI represents index to body surface area.
  2. LVEDA, LV end-diastolic area; LVEDD, LV end-diastolic diameter; LVEDV, LV end-diastolic volume; LVEF, LV ejection fraction; LVFAC, LV fractional area contraction; PAC-TD, Pulmonary artery catheter-thermodilution; Radionulcide, radionuclide-gated cardiac cineangiography; RVD, RV diameter; RVEDA, RV end-diastolic area; RVEDVI, RV end-diastolic volume index; RVEF, RV ejection fraction; RVSV change, RV stroke volume change; TEE, transesophageal echocardiography; TTE, transthoracic echocardiography;.