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Table 3 Day 1 data of TCD measurements

From: Transcranial Doppler to assess sepsis-associated encephalopathy in critically ill patients

 

PI < 1.29

PI > 1.3

p values

VMCA systolic (cm/sec)

103 ± 47

92 ± 44

0.48

VMCA diastolic (cm/sec)

40 ± 20

16 ± 13

< 0.01

VMCA mean (cm/sec)

62 ± 28

36 ± 21

< 0.01

PI

1.01 ± 0.15

2.2 ± 0.71

< 0.01

CBFi

581 ± 108

328 ± 101

< 0.01

pCO2 (mmHg)

40 ± 13

37 ± 8

0.41

MAP (mmHg)

86 ± 12

75 ± 11

0.01

  1. VMCA: velocity in middle cerebral artery, PI: pulsatility index, CBFi: cerebral blood flow index, MAP: mean arterial pressure.