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The Relationship Of Central Venous Pressure To Hemorrhage In Open Heart Surgery, Mable Reynolds
The Relationship Of Central Venous Pressure To Hemorrhage In Open Heart Surgery, Mable Reynolds
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The problem of this study was to review 100 open heart surgical cases in a selected hospital to determine the changes occurring in central venous pressure in relation to blood loss.
The review of literature revealed that central venous pressure is an important factor in determining immediate postoperative care of open heart surgical patients. If central venous pressure falls below the normal range of 5 to 10 centimeters of water, hemorrhage is suspected. If central venous pressure is elevated between 15 and 20 centimeters of water, cardiac tamponade is suspected.
The descriptive survey method of research was used. Medical records …