Abstract
If careful attention is paid to proper measurement techniques, central venous pressure can be very useful clinically. However, the physiologic or pathophysiological significance of the central venous pressure should be considered only with a corresponding measurement of cardiac output or at least a surrogate measure of cardiac output.
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MedicineCentral venous pressureSimple (philosophy)Venous pressureIntensive care medicineBlood pressureInternal medicineEpistemology
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- 2006
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- review
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 8
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- 2224-2227
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- 163
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Sheldon Magder
(2006).
Central venous pressure: A useful but not so simple measurement.
Critical Care Medicine
, 34
(8)
, 2224-2227.
https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ccm.0000227646.98423.98
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- 10.1097/01.ccm.0000227646.98423.98