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01.04.2008 | Poster presentation
Right ventricular dysfunction in liver failure: a hemodynamic study
verfasst von:
P Gruber, P Kennedy, N Stoesser, J Wendon, G Auzinger
Erschienen in:
Critical Care
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Sonderheft 2/2008
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Excerpt
Data investigating the clinical importance of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) in liver disease are sparse. The use of a modified pulmonary artery catheter with a fast-response thermistor to assess the right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) and right ventricular end-diastolic-volume index (RVEDVI) can aid in the diagnosis of and guide appropriate therapy for RVD in critically ill patients. In a previous study, RVD was defined as RVEF < 52% and RVEDVI > 92 ml/m
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1]. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of RVD in a heterogeneous group of patients with multiorgan failure and liver disease admitted to a specialist liver ICU. In addition, differences in right ventricular function were compared in patients in acute liver failure (ALF) and with acutely decompensated chronic liver disease. …