Clinical Study
Influence of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure on Myocardial Strain Assessed by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Table 2
Respiratory and hemodynamic profile of the patients. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.
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TV: tidal volume; Pplat: plateau pressure; C.rs: static compliance of the respiratory system; MAP: mean arterial pressure; HR: heart rate; CO: cardiac output; SV: stroke volume. * < 0.05 between the three times (T1, T2, and T3) of the study; # < 0.05 between the first (T1) and the third time (T3) of the study. |