Can Stroke Volume Variation Be an Alternative to Central Venous Pressure in Patients Undergoing Kidney Transplantation?

Stroke volume variation (SVV) is known to be a simple and less invasive hemodynamic parameter for evaluating fluid responsiveness and preload status. Central venous pressure (CVP) has been targeted to achieve an adequate level for improving the graft perfusion and long-term graft function in kidney transplantation (KT) recipients, despite the various potential complications. The aim of this study was to investigate whether SVV could substitute for CVP in guiding intravascular volume management during KT.
Source: Transplantation Proceedings - Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Tags: Frontiers in Transplantation Source Type: research