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Table 4 Distribution of studied cases according to pericardial effusion (tamponading or not)

From: Evaluation of parameters used in echocardiography and ultrasound protocol for the diagnosis of shock etiology in emergency setting

Tamponade

Final shock type

Total

Distributive

Cardiogenic

Hypovolemic

Obstructive

Mixed distributive cardiogenic

Mixed distributive obstructive

No tamponade (n = 14)

 - n

7

1

1

0

2

3

14

 - % within tamponade

50.00%

7.14%

7.14%

0.00%

14.29%

21.43%

82.35%

 - % within final shock type

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

0.00%

100.00%

60.00%

 

Tamponade (n = 3)

 - n

0

0

0

1

0

2

3

 - % within tamponade

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

33.33%

0.00%

66.67%

17.65%

 - % within final shock type

0.00%

0.00%

0.00%

100.00%

0.00%

40.00%

 

Total (n = 17)

 - n

7

1

1

1

2

5

17

 - %

41.18%

5.88%

5.88%

5.88%

11.76%

29.41%

100.00%

Test of significance

(p value)

χ2(df=5) = 8.743

p(MC) = 0.143 NS

  1. n Number of specimens, MC Monte Carlo correction for p value of Pearson Chi square test, df Degree of freedom, NS Statistically not significant (p ≥ 0.05)