Table 2 Transthoracic echocardiographic findings in polytrauma patients, one and two days after trauma. EF = Ejection fraction, lvedd = left ventricular end-diastolic diameter, ivs/lvpw = thickness of the interventricular septum and posterior wall of the left ventricle, tapse = tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion, rvedd = the right ventricular end-diastolic diameter and sPAP = systolic pulmonary artery pressure (n = 20)

Pleural effusion (% of patients)

45%

45%

Pericardial effusion (% of patients)

15%

15%

Disturbed myocardial relaxation (non-survivors of these patients), (% of patients)

20% (50%)

20% (50%)

Chest Tube, (% of patients)

20%

20%

Arrhythmia, (% of patients)

15%

15%

Wall movement disorder, (% of patients)

25%

25%

Aortic valve regurgitation, (% of patients)

- minimal/Grade 1

- Grade 2

5%

0%

5%

0%

Mitral valve regurgitation, (% of patients)

- Minimal/Grade 1

- Grade 2

50%

0%

55%

10%

Tricuspid valve regurgitation, (% of patients)

- Minimal/Grade 1

- Grade 2

30%

10%

45%

15%

EF [%]

61 ± 9.1

62 ± 9.6

> 60

LVEDD [mm]

48 ± 8.2

48 ± 6.9

36–55

IVS/LVPW [mm]

1.3 ± 0.3

1.1 ± 0.2

IVS ≤ 12 mm/ LVPW ≤ 12 mm

TAPSE [mm]

24 ± 3.7

28 ± 6.8

> 17

RVEDD [mm]

25 ± 7.2

26 ± 5

< 30

E/E’

7.3 ± 2.6

6.8 ± 2.7

< 8

E/A

1.2 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.5

1–2

sPAP [mmHg]

32 ± 14

25 ± 12

< 36