Evaluation of sublingual microcirculation in a paediatric intensive care unit: prospective observational study about its feasibility and utility

Table 3 Microcirculatory parameters

	Small Vessels		All Vessels
Microcirculatory parameters	Median	IQR^f	Median	IQR^f
MFI^a	2.3	0.8	2.6	0.4
TVD^b (mm/mm2)	12.7	3.3	14.0	3.4
De Backer Score (vessels/mm)	8.9	1.8	-	-
PVD^c (mm/mm2)	12.8	3.2	13.3	4.0
PPV^d %	83.7	10.0	92.6	7.5
HI^e	0.61	0.40	0.25	0.16

MFI ^a Microvascular Flow Index, TVD ^b Total Vessel Density, PVD ^c Perfused Vessel Density, PPV ^d Proportion of perfused vessels, HI ^e Heterogeneity Index, IQR ^f Interquartile range

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