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| Current Approaches |
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 Bedside
Assessment – The current noninvasive approach
to measuring CVP involves visually identifying jugular
vein pulsations on the surface of the neck as a patient
is lifted from a supine to upright position. The hydrostatic
pressure that corresponds to the height difference between
the point of fluctuations and the heart is used as a measure
of CVP. This process is physically taxing, time-consuming,
and prone to subjective estimation error. Due to these
deficiencies, this method is not commonly performed.
 Central
Venous Catheterization – The most accurate
way to measure CVP is by threading a catheter along a
major vein until it is within the vicinity of the right
atrial compartment. Pressure readings are then collected
directly from inside the vein. Although the gold standard
for measuring CVP, these procedures carry frequent risks
of infection, are time-consuming, and are difficult to
perform without hospitalization. As a result, central
venous catheters are only used in critical cases where
the benefits outweigh the significant risks.
The disadvantages of these two approaches have restricted
the measurement of CVP to cases involving the seriously
ill. This limited application of CVP measurement in the
catheter lab underestimates the importance of this vital
physiological parameter in helping physicians diagnose
serious conditions among the general patient population.
cVein™ solves this problem by combining the safety
of the noninvasive approach with the accuracy of catheters
into a product that is simple and easy to use.
Read more about the benefits of cVein™ in Product
Highlights. |
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| Table: Comparison of Current Approaches |
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cVein™ |
Central
Venous Catheterization |
Bedside
Assessment |
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