Table 2

Mean values of right atrial pressure (RAP), pulmonary artery occlusion pressure (PAOP) and right ventricular end-diastolic volume index (RVEDVI) before volume expansion in responder and nonresponder patients to volume expansion
Reference
 Responder
 Nonresponder
 P
RAP (mmHg)


[4]
 5 ± 1
 5 ± 2
 NS
[5]
 9 ± 4
 8 ± 4
 NS
[6]
 7 ± 2
 6 ± 3
 NS
[7]
 9 ± 3
 9 ± 4
 NS
PAOP (mmHg)


[4]
 8 ± 1
 7 ± 2
 NS
[5]
 10 ± 4
 10 ± 3
 NS
[10]
 16 ± 6
 15 ± 5
 NS
[8]
 10 ± 4
 12 ± 3
 NS
[9]
 12 ± 2
 16 ± 3
 <0.01
[7]
 10 ± 3
 11 ± 2
 NS
RVEDVI (ml/m2)


[4]
 143 ± 19
 134 ± 26
 NS
[5]
 104 ± 27
 117 ± 46
 NS
[10]
 80 ± 28
 109 ± 33
 <0.05
[6]*
 177 ± 31
 159 ± 33
 NS
[11]
 105 ± 31
 119 ± 33
 NS

Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. *Right ventricular end-diastolic volume (ml).

Michard and Teboul Critical Care 2000 4:282   doi:10.1186/cc710