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Abbreviations
- PAC:
-
pulmonary artery catheter
- PAEDP:
-
pulmonary artery end diastolic pressure
- PWP:
-
pulmonary wedge pressure
- PVP:
-
pulmonary venous pressure
- LAP:
-
left atrial pressure
- LVEDP:
-
left ventricular end diastolic pressure
- RBBB:
-
right bundle branch block
- COPD:
-
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- LA:
-
left atrium
- VSD:
-
ventricular septal defect
- LV:
-
left ventricle
- LVEDV:
-
left ventricular end diastolic volume
- PA:
-
alveolar pressure
- Pa:
-
pulmonary arterial pressure
- Pv:
-
pulmonary venous pressure
- PEEP:
-
positive end-expiratory pressure
- CPAP:
-
continuous positive airway pressure
- PaO2 :
-
partial pressure of oxygen of arterial sample
- PwO2 :
-
partial pressure of oxygen of wedged sample
- SVC:
-
superior vena cava
- IVC:
-
inferior vena cava
- Ppl:
-
pleural pressure
- PAW:
-
airway pressure
- Cl:
-
lung compliance
- Cw:
-
chest wall compliance
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Nadeau, S., Noble, W.H. Misinterpretation of pressure measurements from the pulmonary artery catheter. Can Anaesth Soc J 33, 352–363 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03010750
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