Description of right ventricular function in infants with bronchiolitis with different respiratory support
| Characteristics | CPAP(9)# | BLPAP(10)# | MV(11)# | p |
| Age (Days) | 52 (26–90) | 49 (16–78) | 45 (16–72) | 0,714 |
| Weight (Kg) | 4,0 (3–5,5) | 4,2 (3,3–6) | 4,2 (3,5–5,5) | 0,611 |
| Right sphericity index | 1,8 (1,49–2,34) | 2,1 (1,7–2,85) | 2,1 (1,52–2,64) | 0,102 |
| Base-to-apex length (mm) | 25,6 (23,7–27,2 | 27,8 (22,9–31,3) | 28,4 (26,3–34) | 0,002 |
| Tricuspid annulus s’ (cm/s) | 10 (6,7–14) | 9,2 (6,7–14,6) | 7,4 (4,2–10) | 0,035 |
| Tricuspid annulus e’ (cm/s) | 11,6 (9,6–15) | 10,5 (7,5–16,9) | 8,0 (4,5–10,1) | 0,001 |
| Tricuspid E/A ratio | 1,2 (0,9–2,0) | 1,1 (0,6–1,8) | 1,0 (0,7–1,8) | 0,140 |
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