Table 2.
Findings of POCUS applied to shock patients.
| Focused cardiac assessment | Present | |
|---|---|---|
| N | % | |
| Pericardial effusion | 17 | 9,4 |
| Diastolic pressure in right spaces | 3 | 1,1 |
|
| ||
| Left ventricular contractility | Incidence n: | |
|
| ||
| Hyperdynamic | 70 | |
| Normal-slightly decreased | 83 | |
| Decreased | 27 | |
|
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| Fractioned shortening | Incidence n: | |
|
| ||
| <%30 | 27 | |
| %30–%45 | 71 | |
| >%45 | 82 | |
|
| ||
| Present | ||
| N: | % | |
|
| ||
| Right ventricular hypertrophy | 11 | 6,1 |
| Septal displacement | 4 | 2,2 |
| Dilated aortic root | 5 | 2,7 |
| Intimal flap | 0 | 0 |
|
| ||
| Present | ||
| N: | % | |
|
| ||
| Vena cava collapse (caval index > %50) | 78 | 43,4 |
|
| ||
| Focused abdominal and pleural assessment | Present | |
| N: | % | |
|
| ||
| Hepatorenal fluid | 12 | 6,7 |
| Right pleural effusion | 20 | 11,1 |
| Splenorenal fluid | 2 | 1,1 |
| Left pleural effusion | 17 | 9,4 |