Table 2 Conventional echocardiography measurements and layer-specific strain of septic patients admitted to intensive care unit

Conventional echocardiography

 LVEDD/BSA (mm/m²)

27.3 ± 4.2

27.6 ± 4.1

27.2 ± 4.3

0.696

 LVESD/BSA (mm/m²)

17.8 ± 3.9

19.5 ± 4.2

18.2 ± 4.2

0.021

 LAAPD/BSA (mm/m²)

18.0 ± 3.9

17.6 ± 3.1

18.2 ± 4.2

0.572

 RWT^*

0.4 [0.3–0.5]

0.4 [0.3–0.5]

0.4 [0.4–0.5]

0.608

 LVEF (%)

54.1 ± 10.1

41.9 ± 5.8

58.7 ± 7.0

<0.0001

 E (cm/s)

83.7 ± 20.3

80.5 ± 18.2

84.9 ± 20.8

0.388

 A (cm/s)

76.2 ± 22.3

76.3 ± 24.5

76.2 ± 21.6

0.976

 E/A^*

1.1 [0.8–1.4]

1.0 [0.7–1.8]

1.1 [0.9–1.4]

0.484

 Average e′ (cm/s)^*

9.3 [7.8–11.1]

9.6 [7.4–11.3]

9.3 [7.9–11.1]

0.848

 E/e′^*

9.3 [7.2–10.8]

9.3 [6.2–11.0]

9.2 [7.2–10.8]

0.969

Longitudinal Strain

 LS-endo (%)

-19.0 ± 5.5

-14.8 ± 3.6

-20.6 ± 5.2

< 0.0001

 LS-mid (%)

-18.1 ± 5.2

-14.0 ± 3.3

-19.7 ± 5.0

<0.0001

 LS-epi (%)

-17.0 ± 4.9

-13.5 ± 3.1

-18.5 ± 4.7

< 0.0001

 GLS (%)

-18.0 ± 5.2

-14.0 ± 3.2

-19.6 ± 4.9

< 0.0001

Circumferential Strain

 CS-endo (%)

-27.6 ± 8.0

-23.0 ± 5.9.

-29.4 ± 8.0

<0.0001

 CS-mid (%)

-21.3 ± 7.6

-18.9 ± 6.1

-22.2 ± 7.9

0.081

 CS-epi (%)

-19.9 ± 7.1

-17.3 ± 5.6

-20.8 ± 7.4

0.047

 GCS (%)

-22.9 ± 7.4

-19.7 ± 5.7

-24.1 ± 7.6

0.007