Why the study?
Does passive leg elevation affect right ventricular haemodynamics in anaesthetized coronary patients with normal versus reduced right ventricular ejection fraction?
Does passive leg elevation affect right ventricular haemodynamics in anaesthetized coronary patients with normal versus reduced right ventricular ejection fraction?
Passive leg elevation should be performed cautiously in coronary patients with reduced right ventricular ejection fraction, as it worsens right ventricular haemodynamics by markedly decreasing the right ventricular end diastolic volume/pressure ratio.
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May warrant caution with passive leg elevation in reduced RVEF; leaves open effects on clinical outcomes in larger cohorts.
Bertolissi et al. (2003) studied this question.
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