Sepsis affects more than 19 million people globally each year, and approximately 50% of sepsis patients develop lung injury. Sepsis-triggered lung injury is characterized by over-activation of inflammatory response and the production of large amounts of inflammatory cytokines.
Traditional echocardiographic measures of right ventricular (RV) function, such as tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion (TAPSE) and peak systolic velocity at the tricuspid annulus (S’), may be unreliable after cardiac surgery due to changes in loading conditions and myocardial mechanics.
