Publications by authors named "Russell D Laver"
Background: Indirect assessment of mean pulmonary arterial pressure (MPAP) may assist management of critically ill patients with pulmonary hypertension and right heart dysfunction. MPAP can be estimated as the sum of echocardiographically derived mean right ventricular to right atrial systolic pressure gradient and right atrial pressure; however, this has not been validated in critically ill patients.
Methods: This prospective validation study was conducted in patients undergoing pulmonary artery catheterisation during intensive care admission.