- The use of central venous pressure as a monitor of volume status remains very controversial in the critical care literature
- Remember that CVP can be affected by many conditions
- Important conditions that affect the accuracy of CVP include:
- right ventricular disease
- tricuspid valve disease
- pericardial disease
- changes in intrathoracic pressure (PEEP, positive pressure ventilation)
- arrhythmias
- reference level of the transducer