Prognostic Role of Left Ventricular Systolic Function Measured by Speckle Tracking Echocardiography in Septic Shock

Table 3

Univariable and multivariate analyses for predictors of in-hospital mortality in patients with septic shock.

	Univariable		Multivariable
Dependent variables	Hazard ratio (95% CI)		Hazard ratio (95% CI)
Age	0.99 (0.97-1.02)	0.84	—	—
Male gender	0.99 (0.38–2.58)	0.98	—	—
Hypertension	0.99 (0.42–2.32)	0.99	—	—
Diabetes mellitus	1.82 (0.69–4.80)	0.22	—	—
CKD	1.23 (0.44–3.40)	0.69	—	—
Noradrenalin dose	2.43 (0.78–7.57)	0.12	—	—
SOFA score	1.34 (1.14–1.57)	<0.001	1.27 (1.08–1.50)	0.004
GLS	1.34 (1.14–1.59)	<0.001	1.27 (1.07–1.50)	0.005
Reduced GLS ()	10.75 (3.93–29.5)	<0.001

CI: confidence interval; CKD: chronic kidney disease; GLS: global longitudinal strain; SOFA: sequential organ failure assessment.