Why the study?
Does pulse transit time accurately track changes in systolic arterial pressure in children during sleep?
Population
25 children (mean age 13.1 ± 1.6 years, 48% male) undergoing overnight polysomnography
Comparison
Pulse transit time measurement vs Continuous systolic arterial pressure measurement
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
overnight
Authors
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May support PTT as SAP surrogate in pediatric sleep; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Does pulse transit time accurately track changes in systolic arterial pressure in children during sleep?
Pulse transit time is a valid, non-invasive surrogate measure for tracking changes in systolic arterial pressure in children during sleep.
Vlahandonis et al. (2014) studied this question.
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