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. 2018 Dec 27;6:85. doi: 10.1186/s40560-018-0351-3

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Fig. 3 — Percentage of patients with a prolonged ICU stay (above) and prolonged mechanical ventilation (below) when separated in 4 different groups according to their LV performance, measured with transthoracic echocardiography preoperatively, and RV performance measured with pulmonary artery catheter postoperatively. * means a statistical difference among groups. Abbreviations: LV left ventricle; RV right ventricle; LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction; RVEF right ventricular ejection fraction; ICU intensive care unit