The Identical External Reference Point Standardized to the Zero-Reference Level for Measuring Both Central and Jugular Venous Pressures: An Observational Study
Table 1
Characteristics of 150 subjects.
Characteristics
Value
Age and mean ± SD (years)
50.67 ± 18.96
Male/female ratio
79/71
Nonsmoker/smoker ratio
95/55
Body mass index and mean ± SD (kg/m2)
23.64 ± 3.41
ICU diagnosis, no.
Medical ICU
(1) Sepsis
20
(2) Pneumonia
16
(3) Congestive cardiac failure
15
(4) Poisoning
12
(5) Decompensated chronic liver disease
5
(6) Pancreatitis
4
(7) Acute respiratory distress syndrome
3
(8) Miscellaneous
18
Surgical ICU
(1) Postoperative case
46
(2) Pancreatitis
1
(3) Acute respiratory distress syndrome
1
(4) Miscellaneous
9
Right subclavian catheterization, no.
109
Right internal jugular catheterization, no.
41
CVP-MTP, mean ± SD (cm H2O)
9.17 ± 2.79
CVP-MAL, mean ± SD (cm H2O)
9.03 ± 2.65
JVP-MTP, mean ± SD (cm H2O)
8.07 ± 2.25
JVP-SA + 5, mean ± SD (cm H2O)
7.13 ± 1.87
CVP-MAL: central venous pressure (CVP) measured from the midaxillary line (MAL) at the fourth intercostal space; CVP-MTP: CVP measured from the midthoracic plane (MTP) at the anterior fourth intercostal space level; JVP-MTP: jugular venous pressure (JVP) measured from the MTP; JVP-SA + 5: JVP measured from the sternal angle (SA) with the addition of 5 cm.
