Echocardiographic Evaluation of Right Ventricular (RV) Performance over Time in COVID-19-Associated ARDS-A Prospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: To evaluate time-dependent right ventricular (RV) performance in patients with COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) undergoing intensive care (ICU) treatment. (2) Methods: This prospective observational study included 21 ICU patients with COVID-19-associated ARDS in a university hospital in 2020 (first wave). Patients were evaluated by transthoracic echocardiography at an early (EE) and late (LE) stage of disease. Echocardiographic parameters describing RV size and function as well as RV size in correlation to PaO2/FiO2 ratio were assessed in survivors and nonsurvivors. (3) Results: Echocardiographic RV parameters were within normal range and not significantly different between EE and LE. Comparing survivors and nonsurvivors revealed no differences

SUBMITTER: Asgarpur G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8125118 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature