Table 3 Evaluation form - data obtained and echocardiographic views
From: Focused cardiac ultrasound: a training course for pediatric intensivists and emergency physicians
Variable-Echo | Window | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
LV diastolic diameter (cm) | Parasternal long axis | |||
LV systolic diameter (cm) | Parasternal long axis | |||
Shortening fraction (%) | Parasternal long axis | |||
Ejection fraction (%) | Parasternal long axis | |||
Largest diameter of the inferior vena cava (cm) | Subcostal | |||
Smallest diameter of the inferior vena cava (cm) | Subcostal | |||
Distensibility index of the IVC (dIVC)* | Subcostal | |||
Left ventricular function (0 3) | Parasternal/subcostal/apical | |||
Right ventricular function (0 3) | Parasternal/subcostal/apical | |||
Pericardial effusion (0 3) | Parasternal/subcostal/apical | |||
Aortic velocity time integral (VTI) (cm) | Apical 5-chamber | |||
Left ventricle outflow tract diameter (cm) | Parasternal long axis | |||
Cardiac index (L/min/m2) | Apical/Parasternal | |||
Stroke volume (mL) | Apical/Parasternal | |||
Mitral valve regurgitation (0 3) | Apical 4-chamber | |||
Tricuspid valve regurgitation | (0 3) Apical 4-chamber | |||
* <18% or >18% | 0 – normal/absent | 1 – mild | 2 – moderate | 3 – severe |
**PE | **TR/MR | |||
Mild: <0,5 cm | Mild: <1/3 atrial cavity | |||
Moderate: 0,5 2 cm | Moderate: 1/3 2/3 atrial cavity | |||
Severe: >2 cm | Severe: reaches atrial roof | |||