title: Comparison of central venous and inferior vena caval pressures.
abstract: Inferior vena caval pressures were measured in 60 patients undergoing cardiac catheterization and compared with central venous pressure from within the right atrium. Mean pressures within the abdominal inferior vena cava were essentially the same as mean right atrial pressure, suggesting that the inferior vena cava provides a useful safe alternative for measuring central venous pressure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Papworth Hospital, Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Hildick-Smith
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Newell
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Lowe
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Satchithananda
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D002496:Central Venous Pressure / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016683:Supine Position; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior