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Table 1 Methodology and sample descriptions for studies examining IVC diameter as an estimate of CVP or RAP

From: The efficacy of sonographic measurement of inferior vena cava diameter as an estimate of central venous pressure

Authors

Year

N

Patient population

Percent on mechanical ventilation

PEEP (cm H2O)

Gold standard comparison

Mean CVP or RAP

Patient position

Sonographer

Other notes

Taniguchi et al. [19]

2015

90

Elective right heart catheterization

0 %

n/a

RAP

8 mmHg

Supine

Sonographer

9 % post-heart transplant

Sobczyk et al. [24]

2015

50

Elective cardiac surgery

100 %

4.5

CVP

6.7 mmHg

Supine

Sonographer

 

Tsutsui et al. [22]

2014

75

Decompensated heart failure

0 %

n/a

RAP

13 mmHg

Supine

Sonographer

 

Zhang et al. [21]

2014

72

Gastrointestinal surgery with hypovolemia

0 %

n/a

CVP

3 mmHg

Supine

Sonographer

Repeated after fluids

Citilcioglu et al. [25]

2014

45

ER patients with invasive monitor

24 %

5

CVP

7.7 mmHg

(8.7 mmHg with mechanical ventilation)

Supine

a

 

Prekker et al. [26]

2013

65

Medical ICU patients

0 %

n/a

CVP

7 mmHg (median)

Supine

MD in IM, ICU, ER

 

De Lorenzo et al. [27]

2012

65

ER and ICU patients with critical illness

43 %

a

CVP

10.4 cmH2O

Supine

ER MD or RN, ICU MD

Subxiphoid views in 57 patients

Patel et al. [16]

2011

36

Decompensated heart failure

0 %

n/a

RAP

11 mmHg

Supine

Sonographer

20 % moderate TR

8 % severe TR

25 % AF

Yildirimturk et al. [15]

2011

39

Rheumatic mitral stenosis

0 %

n/a

RAP

9.7 mmHg

Supine

Sonographer

44 % in AF

Nagdev et al. [28]

2010

73

Critical ER patients with central catheter

19 %

a

CVP

10.5 mmHg

Supine

ER MD

 

Schefold et al. [29]

2010

30

Severe sepsis, septic shock

100 %

12

CVP

15 cmH2O

Supine

ICU MD

 

Arthur et al. [10]

2009

95

Elective cardiac surgery

100 %

0; ventilator turned off

CVP

14.5 mmHg

Supine

Anesthesia MD

TEE only

Lorsomradee et al. [11]

2007

70

Elective cardiac surgery

100 %

0, 5, 10

CVP

11, 12, 14 mmHg

Supine

Anesthesia MD

TEE only

Brennan et al. [18]

2007

102

Elective right heart catheterization

0 %

n/a

RAP

7 mmHg

Supine

Sonographer

9 % in AF

30 % post-heart transplant

Ommen et al. [30]

2000

71

Cardiac catheterization lab

0 %

n/a

RAP

a

Supine

a

 

Nagueh et al. [31]

1996

35

Elective right heart catheterization or critical illness

34 %

a

RAP

9 mmHg

Supine

Sonographer

 

Jue et al. [12]

1992

49

ICU or CCU

100 %

a

RAP

a

a

a

 

Kircher et al. [3]

1990

83

Cardiac catheterization lab

0 %

n/a

RAP

11 mmHg

a

Sonographer

 

Simonson et al. [32]

1988

27

Awake patients with pulmonary arterial catheters

0 %

n/a

RAP

a

Supine

a

 

Moreno et al. [17]

1984

175

80 healthy volunteers; 95 with cardiac abnormalities; 65 with right heart catheterization

0 %

n/a

RAP

>7 mmHg in 35/65 patients

a

Sonographer

17 % in AF

Mintz et al. [20]

1981

50

Elective right heart catheterization

0 %

n/a

RAP

a

Supine

Sonographer

BSA adjusted

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