Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
CmH2O
cmH2O is a somewhat outdated unit for pressure. It is used to measure the central venous pressure , the intracranial pressure while sampling cerebrospinal fluid, as well as determining pressures during mechanical ventilation.
It is defined as the pressure exerted by a column of water of 1 cm in height at 4 °C at the standard acceleration of gravity.
To convert this measure to other units, the following conversion is used:
External link
10-26-2009 08:16:03
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details
The contents of this article is licensed from www.wikipedia.org under the GNU Free Documentation License. Click here to see the transparent copy and copyright details