Hemodynamic monitoring is an essential part of modern anesthesia. Establishing and maintaining normovolemia during surgery is of high clinical relevance. Various studies suggest that dynamic preload parameters like stroke volume variation (SVV) and pulse pressure variation (PVV) are superior for interpretation and management of fluid status than static parameters like central venous pressure (CVP). Consequently, dynamic preload parameters have been integrated in recent guidelines for hemodynamic and fluid management.