Internal medicine

Resuscitation

Blood pressure

Data mining

Intensive care medicine

Emergency medicine

Measure (data warehouse)

Heart rate

Intravenous fluid

Computer science

Critically ill

Central venous pressure

Anesthesia

Medicine

Critical Care

The central venous pressure (CVP) is the most frequently used variable to guide fluid resuscitation in critically ill patients, although its use has been challenged. In this viewpoint, we use a question and answer format to highlight the potential advantages and limitations of using CVP measurements to guide fluid resuscitation.

Should we measure the central venous pressure to guide fluid management? Ten answers to 10 questions