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Making sense of central venous pressure

Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1996
AuthorsCornock M
JournalNursing Times
Volume92
Issue40
Pagination38-39
ISBN Number0954-7762
URLhttp://oro.open.ac.uk/25913/
Refereed DesignationRefereed

Abstract

Central venous pressure (CVP) is the pressure within a central vein that represents the pressure created by the venous return in the right atrium, otherwise known as the right atrial end diastolic pressure. It is expressed as a numerical value in either millimetres of mercury (mmHg) or centimetres of water (cmH2O).