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Table 2 Characteristics of the patients

From: Physicians’ abilities to obtain and interpret focused cardiac ultrasound images from critically ill patients after a 2-day training course

Categories

Findings (n = 327)

Age (yr)

60 ± 17

Sex (male, %)

194 (59.3%)

Reasons for ICU admission (n, %)

 Respiratory failure

151 (46.2%)

 Shock

84 (25.7%)

 Shock + Respiratory failure

17 (5.2%)

 Cerebral diseases

36 (11.0%)

 Renal failure

10 (3.1%)

 Others

28 (8.6%)

 MV support

194 (59.3%)

  1. ICU intensive care unit, MV mechanical ventilation