Key result
This observational study was designed to compare speckle tracking echocardiography with conventional echocardiography for predicting ventilation needs and mortality in COVID-19, but reports no results.
Why the study?
Conventional 2D echocardiographic parameters to assess RV dysfunction may be less sensitive to detect subtle myocardial injury in COVID-19 patients, driving the need for a noninvasive technique with greater predictive accuracy.
Does speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) improve predictive accuracy for the requirement of MV, NIV, and 30-day mortality compared to conventional echocardiographic parameters in patients admitted to the ICU with a SARS-CoV-2 infection?
Observational
Does speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) improve predictive accuracy for the requirement of MV, NIV, and 30-day mortality compared to conventional echocardiographic parameters in patients admitted to the ICU with a SARS-CoV-2 infection?
This study aims to determine if speckle tracking echocardiography offers better predictive accuracy for severe outcomes in COVID-19 ICU patients compared to conventional echocardiography.
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No comparative results reported; leaves open whether speckle tracking echocardiography improves outcome prediction over conventional parameters in COVID-19 ICU patients.
IntroductIonThe worldwide outbreak of the severe acute respiratory s y n dro m e co ro nav ir us 2 (SAR S -CoV-2) resulte d in a COVID-19 pandemic causing a colossal surge in mortality and morbidity across the globe. 1,2In <1 year, after the World Health Organization's recognition as a pandemic outbreak, COVID-19 had produced >100 million cases in 192 countries causing over 2,000,000 deaths. 35][6] The mortality observed was 48% in patients with RV failure in COVID-19 infection. 7The conventional two-dimensional (2D) parameters to assess RV dysfunction may be less sensitive to detect subtle myocardial injury. 8In this grave situation, clinicians were in search of an imaging modality that had greater predictive accuracy and at the same time was a noninvasive, quick, reproducible, and economical technique to determine RV function in patients suffering from the SARS-COV-2 virus.The novel speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) is one such technique studied worldwide.This observational study was designed to compare the predictive accuracy of STE with conventional echocardiographic parameters like RVEF, TAPSE, and LVEF with respect to the requirement of MV, NIV, and 30-day mortality in patients admitted to the ICU with a SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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Gunaseelan et al. (2023) conducted an observational in SARS-CoV-2 infection. Speckle tracking echocardiography (STE) vs. Conventional echocardiographic parameters (RVEF, TAPSE, and LVEF) was evaluated on Requirement of mechanical ventilation, noninvasive ventilation, and 30-day mortality. This observational study was designed to compare speckle tracking echocardiography with conventional echocardiography for predicting ventilation needs and mortality in COVID-19, but reports no results.
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