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Table 3 Right ventricle free wall strain segmental data (values are expressed as mean ± SD)

From: Effect of positive end-expiratory pressure on porcine right ventricle function assessed by speckle tracking echocardiography

PEEP (cmH2O)

PEEP 0

PEEP 5

PEEP 10

PEEP 15

PEEP 20

PEEP 25

PEEP 30

Mean difference from PEEP 0 to final PEEP

Basal segment S(%)

−19.2 ± 4

−15.8 ± 3

−12.3 ± 5

−8 ± 5*

−9 ± 1*

−7 ± 4*

−6 ± 4*

14.0 ± 1

Mid segment S(%)

−23.4 ± 4

−19.7 ± 5

−15.1 ± 5

−11.2 ± 4*

−8.6 ± 5*

−9.3 ± 6*

−8.7 ± 5*

15.5 ± 2

Apical segment S(%)

−22 ± 4

−19 ± 4

−12.7 ± 5*

−13.3 ± 3*

−9.3 ± 3*

−7.3 ± 3*

−7 ± 3*

15.2 ± 1

TTP delay (msec)

50 ± 29

78 ± 58

72 ± 28

69 ± 43

113 ± 61

118 ± 133

86 ± 70

71.3 ± 31

  1. S: strain; TTP delay: time to peak strain delay between segmental values. *indicates significant difference (p < 0.002) compared with PEEP 0 cmH2O. indicates significant difference compared with PEEP 5 cmH2O.