TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Central Venous Pressure A1 - Calhoun, Gabriela A1 - Gould, James A2 - Freeman, Brian S. A2 - Berger, Jeffrey S. Y1 - 2016 N1 - T2 - Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam AB - The central venous compartment corresponds to the volume enclosed by the right atrium and the great veins in the thorax. Central venous pressure (CVP) is the intravascular pressure in the great thoracic veins, measured relative to atmospheric pressure. It is conventionally measured at the right atrium-superior vena cava junction and provides an estimate of the right atrial pressure. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135738130 ER -