Tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion is reflective of biventricular function in critically ill patients

Patients and methods Hundred and one patients admitted to the ICU for sepsis, septic shock, acute cardio respiratory failure or other organ supportivecare. A trained cardiologist conducted transthoracic echocardiography within 48 hours of admission to ICU. Echocardiographic parameters of both right and left heart along with demographic, prognosis, hemodynamic, ventilator, and laboratory parameters wererecorded.