Left ventricular longitudinal strain variations assessed by speckle-tracking echocardiography after a passive leg raising maneuver in patients with acute circulatory failure to predict fluid responsiveness: A prospective, observational study.
Clemence RoyGary DuclosCyril NafatiMickael GardetteAlexandre LopezBruno PasteneEliott GaudrayAlain BoussugesFrançois AntoniniMarc LeoneLaurent ZieleskiewiczPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Our study confirms that LV-LS is load-dependent; however, the variations in LV-LS after PLR is not a discriminating criterion to predict fluid responsiveness of ICU patients with ACF in this cohort.