Why the study?
Does Portapres® provide accurate blood pressure measurements compared to standard sphygmomanometry in normal and preeclamptic pregnant women?
Population
50 pregnant women (30 normotensive, 10 in each trimester, and 20 preeclamptic)
Comparison
Continuous beat-to-beat noninvasive blood… vs Standard anaeroid sphygmomanometry according to…
Design
Cross-sectional, Two trained observers blinded from each other's results
Authors
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Portapres may support BP monitoring in pregnancy; leaves open need for preeclampsia-specific diastolic validation before routine adoption.
Does Portapres® provide accurate blood pressure measurements compared to standard sphygmomanometry in normal and preeclamptic pregnant women?
Portapres with RTF meets AAMI criteria for blood pressure measurement in pregnancy, though preeclampsia significantly affects diastolic BP measurement differences.
Hehenkamp et al. (2002) studied this question.
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