Transoesophageal Echocardiography for Monitoring Liver Surgery: Data from a Pilot Study

Table 2

Comparison of hemodynamic and echocardiographical data in hypotension due to blood losses (16 sets of measurements in 5 patients).

Parameter	Data before hypotension	Data during hypotension	P
HR (bpm)	71.7±9.4	74 ± 11.8	ns
CVP (mmHg)	6.7±1.9	5.2±2.2	0.01
LA area (cm^2)	9.1±3.5	5.4±2.2	0.001
LA dimension (mm)	28.5±4.7	22.8±4.3	0.001
RA area (cm^2)	15.1 ± 2.4	13.8 ± 2.6	0.01
Mitral E/A	0.73±0.33	0.76±0.34	ns
PiCCO CO (mL/min)	4322 ± 452	3921 ± 404	0.001
TOE CO (L/min)	4571 ± 472	3622 ± 463	<0.001
MAPSE (mm)	16.2±0.9	16.1±1.3	ns

HR: heart rate, bpm: best per minute, CVP: central venous pressure, LA: left atrium, RA: right atrium, TOE: transoesophageal echocardiography, MAPSE: mitral annulus systolic excursion, cm²: squared centimetres, mm: millimeters, and mL/min: mililiters per minute.