Table 5

Characteristics of cardiac dysfunctions among patients who benefited from transthoracic echocardiography evaluation (n = 45) during the intensive care unit course

Survivors (n = 23)^a

Non-survivors (n = 22)^a

p value

Right ventricular dysfunction

5 (22%)

12 (54.5%)

0.03

Left ventricular systolic dysfunction

9 (39%)

9 (40.1%)

0.9

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction

6 (26%)

12 (54.5%)

0.07

No cardiac dysfunction

8 (34.5%)

3 (13.6%)

0.16

^aData are expressed as number (percentage).

Mokart et al. Critical Care 2007 11:R37   doi:10.1186/cc5721