Echocardiographic hemodynamic assessment in decompensated cirrhosis: comparison between Intensivists and Gastroenterologists.

ABSTRACT:

Background & aims

Ascites is a frequent complication of cirrhosis. In intensive care units, initial hemodynamic assessment is frequently performed by echocardiography. This study evaluated the feasibility and usefulness of early hemodynamic assessment in the gastroenterology ward.

Methods

This observational cohort study prospectively included all patients admitted to a teaching hospital's gastroenterology unit for decompensated cirrhosis. A gastroenterologist with minimal training and an intensivist both performed an echocardiography exam. The primary outcome was inter-rater agreement and reliability for three echocardiography parameters: visual LVEF (Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction), subaortic VTI (velocity time integral) and E wave velocity. Secondary outcomes were agre

SUBMITTER: Prost A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9958314 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature