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Table 4 Microcirculatory parameters

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

 

T1

T2

 

Small Vessels

All Vessels

Small Vessels

All Vessels

 

Median

IQRf

Median

IQRf

Median

IQRf

Median

IQRf

MFIa

2.1

0.9

2.5

0.4

2.4

0.6

2.7

0.3

TVDb (mm/mm2)

12.4

4.1

13.3

3.5

12.7

2.3

14.7

3.5

DeBacker Score (vessels/mm)

8.6

1.9

NAg

NAg

9.4

1.5

NAg

NAg

PVDc (mm/mm2)

12.0

3.5

12.5

4.3

13.0

2.8

13.3

3.1

PPVd %

83.1

10.0

91.4

11.0

85.5

13.0

92.9

6.0

HIe

0.62

0.37

0.26

0.16

0.58

0.71

0.25

0.26

  1. 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, NA g Non-Applicable