Table 4.
Distribution of patients according to CVP approximately measured from collapsibility index and maximum diameter of IVC between experimental and control groups.
| CVP Approximately Measured from Collapsibility Index and Maximum Diameter of IVC | Experimental Group (n = 40) |
Control Group (n = 40) |
Complete (n = 80) |
p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| CVP categories | |||||||
| Normal (0–5 mmHg) | 25 | 62.5 | 34 | 85.0 | 59 | 73.8 | |
| Intermediate (5–10 mmHg) | 5 | 12.5 | 3 | 7.5 | 8 | 10.0 | 0.050 * |
| Increased (10–15 mmHg) | 10 | 25.0 | 3 | 7.5 | 13 | 16.3 | |
CVP—Central Venous Pressure, IVC—Inferior Vena Cava; * chi-square test; p—statistical significance, significant p values bolded.