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Central venous pressure diastolic pressure of the right ventricle. Very low values of CVP <7 mm H2O predicted a positive response to fluid loading.[3] However, for values between 5 and 15 mm and peripheral venous Hg the gray‑zone approach should be applied, so as to increase the utility of diagnostic measures.[4] This means pressure, however that doctors should be aware that their measurements may be inconclusive in approximately 25% of patients correlated are still both for prediction of fluid responsiveness. in the gray‑area Second, as underlined by Peyton and Chong, a percentage error of 30% or less for cardiac output Sir, monitoring is unrealistic.[5] The authors concluded that In their prospective observational study Kumar a percentage error in agreement with thermodilution et al. demonstrated an acceptable correlation between of ±45% represented a more realistic expectation of central venous pressure (CVP) and peripheral venous achievable precision in clinical practice. [1] pressure (PVP), especially when CVP >10 cm H2O. They proposed to use PVP measurement to guide fluid As regards as the golden hour concept in sepsis therapy in a wide variety of critically ill patients. Whereas management, the methods presented by Kumar et al. being of very high interest for clinicians, we would like have the advantage of being easy to use. In this view, an to underline some drawbacks that may prevent the end‑point clinical survey using PVP in early treatment efficient use of PVP. of sepsis would be very interesting.

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