Table 2.

Early transthoracic echocardiographic findings in patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury with and without systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) on admission. Data are presented as mean (SD) or number (%)

	Without SIRS (n = 25)	With SIRS (n = 7)	p
Systolic function
Left ventricular area end-diastole (cm2)a	18.42 (4.44)	19.38 (7.02)	0. 70
Left ventricular area end-systole (cm2)a	8.58 (3.33)	10.28 (1.64)	0. 32
Fractional area change (cm2)a	0.54 (0.09)	0.46 (0.14)	0. 11
Left ventricular internal diameter end-diastole (cm)	4.74 (0.56)	4.30 (0.71)	0.09
Left ventricular internal diameter end-systole (cm)	3.30 (0.61)	3.20 (0.63)	0.70
Fractional shortening	0.31 (0.07)	0.26 (0.07)	0.09
Mitral annular septal tissue velocity [S’(s) (cm/s)]a	9.76 (2.12)	8.36 (3.21)	0.24
Systolic dysfunction (Fractional shortening < 0.25)	3 (12%)	4 (57%)	0.01
Diastolic function
Mitral inflow peak early filling [E wave (cm/s)]b	66.27 (19.64)	72.84 (20.92)	0.51
Mitral inflow peak late filling [A wave (cm/s)]c	47.75 (13.11)	39.75 (9.87)	0.26
E-wave to A wave ratioc	1.49 (0.54)	1.84 (0.74)	0. 27
E-wave to A-wave ratio < 1c	5 (23 %)	0 (0 %)	0.56
E-wave to A-wave ratio > 2c	3 (14%)	2 (50%)	0.16
Mitral inflow E-wave deceleration time (ms)b	130.0 (43.28)	88.0 (25.88)	0.05
Mitral annular septal tissue velocity [e’(s)(cm/s)]d	8.83 (2.48)	12.22 (2.20)	0.01
E-wave to e’(s) ratioe	7.63 (1.96)	6.06 (1.87)	0.12
E-wave to e’(s) ratio > 8e	10 (48%)	1 (20 %)	0.36

^aData available in 26 patients (21 without SIRS and 5 with SIRS)

^bData available in 28 patients (23 without SIRS and 5 with SIRS)

^cData available in 26 patients (22 without SIRS and 4 with SIRS)

^dData available in 27 patients (22 without SIRS and 5 with SIRS)

^eData available in 26 patients (21 without SIRS and 5 with SIRS)