Background
In recent years, attention has shifted to the role of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction in prediction of clinical outcome among patients with septic shock. However, very few studies have correlated RV dysfunction with survival early in the course of sepsis. In the period from September 2021 to July 2022, we included a total number of 248 patients within 24 h of their presentation with sepsis. All patients were subjected to a comprehensive echocardiographic study to evaluate different parameters of RV function and LV systolic and diastolic functions. We aimed primarily to study the predictive value of RV dysfunction on 30-day all-cause mortality rates and ventilator-free days.
Results
Almost half of study population (48.4%) showed evidence of RV dysfunction (in isolation or with LV dysfunction), with 25.4% showing evidence of isolated RV dysfunction. Patients with RV dysfunction had a significantly higher APACHE 2 (P |
