The Prognostic Role of Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion in Critically Ill Patients With Septic Shock

The Prognostic Role of Tricuspid Annular Plane Systolic Excursion in Critically Ill Patients With Septic Shock

The aim of this study is to evaluate the possible prognostic performance of RV dysfunction, as assessed by TAPSE, in non-cardiac patients with septic shock.

The objective is to investigate the prognostic performance of right ventricular dysfunction, as assessed by tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE), in non-cardiac patients with septic shock.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult patients (18 - 64 years old) with septic shock after admission according to 2016 consensus definition (Sepsis-3).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant females
• Trauma
• Documented coronary heart disease
• History of myocardial infarction
• Myocarditis
• Thrombo-embolic pulmonary disease
• Valvular heart disease
• Corpulmonale
• Arrhythmia
• Known left ventricular ejection fraction < 40%
• Poor echocardiographic window