Inferior vena cava collapsibility index as a predictor of fluid responsiveness in sepsis-related acute circulatory failure

Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology

Table 1 Comparison between responders and non-responders regarding demographic data and risk factors

		Responders	Non-responders	Test value	P value	Sig.
		No.= 29	No.= 29	Test value	P value	Sig.
Age (years)	Mean ± SD	52.03 ± 6.98	53.21 ± 6.18	− 0.677•	0.501	NS
Age (years)	Range	43 – 70	43 – 66	− 0.677•	0.501	NS
Gender	Females	17 (58.6%)	18 (62.1%)	0.072*	0.788	NS
Gender	Male	12 (41.4%)	11 (37.9%)	0.072*	0.788	NS
DM	No	15 (51.7%)	13 (44.8%)	0.276*	0.599	NS
DM	Yes	14 (48.3%)	16 (55.2%)	0.276*	0.599	NS
HTN	No	20 (69.0%)	19 (65.5%)	0.078*	0.780	NS
HTN	Yes	9 (31.0%)	10 (34.5%)	0.078*	0.780	NS
COPD	No	26 (89.7%)	27 (93.1%)	0.219*	0.640	NS
COPD	Yes	3 (10.3%)	2 (6.9%)	0.219*	0.640	NS
IHD	No	26 (89.7%)	25 (86.2%)	0.162*	0.687	NS
IHD	Yes	3 (10.3%)	4 (13.8%)	0.162*	0.687	NS

P value > 0.05: nonsignificant (NS); P value < 0.05: significant (S); P value < 0.01: highly significant (HS)
DM diabetes mellitus, HTN hypertension, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, IHD ischemic heart disease
*: Chi-square test; •: Independent t test