Research Article

Feasibility of Anesthesiologist-Performed Preoperative Echocardiography for the Prediction of Postinduction Hypotension: A Prospective Observational Study

Table 1

Echocardiographic measurements (n = 63).

VariableNMean (SD)(Min–max)

LVIDd (cm)614.4 (0.5)(3.1–5.6)
LVIDs (cm)562.8 (0.5)(1.7–4.0)
PWT (cm)620.9 (0.2)(0.6–1.6)
IVS (cm)620.9 (0.2)(0.1–1.4)
LVEDA (cm2)5514.9 (4.3)(6.2–24.7)
LVESA (cm2)555.3 (2.0)(1.5–11.5)
LVEDA index (cm2/m2)557.5 (1.9)(3.0–12.1)
IVCmax (cm)501.8 (0.4)(1.0–2.6)
IVCmin (cm)501.2 (0.5)(0.4–2.4)
Collapsibility index (%)5036.0 (21.1)(6.4–100.0)
Time to complete TTE exam (seconds)63483.0 (215.5)(120.0–1175.0)

IVS, interventricular septum; IVCmax, maximal diameter of the inferior vena cava; IVCmin, minimal diameter of the inferior vena cava; LVIDD, left ventricle internal diameter at end of diastole; LVIDS, left ventricular internal diameter at end of systole; PWT, posterior wall thickness.