What Is Your Right Atrial Pressure?

The most of the newer swans have a right atrial point. So it also makes your job so simple. Once you put your swan in, you have your PA systolic, You have your PA diastolic, and you have your calculated right atrial pressure as your CVP. It gives you the ability to calculate it all throughout the clinical care of the patient. A lot of centers are advocating for placing a PA catheter even a day or two before the patient makes it to the OR for implantation.