title: Positioning during hemodynamic monitoring: evaluating the research.
abstract: Can pulmonary artery or right atrial pressures be obtained accurately when patients are in lateral positions? This review of the published research says probably not.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Cason
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lambert
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D015399:Nursing Research; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure; D016683:Supine Position