Prognostic Role of Left Ventricular Systolic Function Measured by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Septic Shock
Table 1
Baseline characteristics and comparison between survivors and nonsurvivors at the onset of septic shock (day 1).
Survivors ()
Nonsurvivors ()
value
Characteristics
Age, mean (years)
0.843
Male (%)
67 (74.4)
33 (89.2)
0.987
SOFA score
<0.001
APACHE II score
<0.001
Mechanical ventilation, (%)
42 (82.3)
38 (97.4)
0.024
CRRT, (%)
25 (49)
26 (68.4)
0.068
ICU LOS (days)
0.997
Hospital LOS (days)
<0.001
Comorbidities
Hypertension, (%)
21 (41.2)
16 (41.0)
0.989
Diabetes mellitus, (%)
10 (19.6)
12 (30.8)
0.222
Stroke, (%)
7 (13.7)
5 (12.8)
0.900
CKD, (%)
10 (16.9)
9 (23.1)
0.689
COPD, (%)
1 (2.0)
1 (2.6)
0.847
Liver disease, (%)
11 (21.6)
5 (12.8)
0.282
Source of infection
0.027
Abdominal
20 (39.2)
23 (59.0)
Respiratory
26 (51.0)
9 (23.1)
Kidney
3 (5.9)
2 (5.1)
Skin
1 (2.0)
5 (12.8)
Other
1 (2.0)
0 (0.0)
Bacteremia
15 (29.4)
17 (43.6)
0.164
Gram-positive
2 (13.4)
2 (12.6)
Gram-negative
11 (73.0)
12 (68.6)
Others
2 (13.4)
3 (18.8)
Data are presented as and number () of patients (%), as appropriate. APACHE II: acute physiology and chronic health evaluation; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CKD: chronic kidney disease; CRRT: continuous renal replacement therapy; ICU: intensive care unit; LOS: length of stay; SOFA: sequential organ failure assessment. .
