@article{JECCM4279,
author = {Vittorio Palmieri and Francesca Innocenti and Aurelia Guzzo and Chiara Donnini and Valerio T. Stefanone and Riccardo Pini},
title = {Left ventricular global longitudinal systolic function predicts mortality in sepsis independent to the shock index},
journal = {Journal of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine},
volume = {2},
number = {4},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: Whether left ventricular (LV) global longitudinal systolic dysfunction refines risk stratification in sepsis/septic shock independent to shock index is unknown.
Methods: Shock index [(SI), heart rate (HR)/systolic blood pressure (BP), bpm/mmHg], LV global longitudinal strain (GLS, 2D-speckle-traking-based, %), ejection fraction (EF, by planimetry), Sepsis-related Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score, and blood tests were assessed in patients with sepsis/septic shock at the admission in the Emergency Department. Follow-up was performed at 7 and 28 days from admission, accounting for all-cause mortality, major co-morbidities and SOFA ≥2.
Results: In consecutive patients meeting inclusion criteria (n=123, 79% of the cohort), SI was },
issn = {2521-3563}, url = {https://jeccm.amegroups.org/article/view/4279}
}