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May 1, 1999Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Comparison of Oscillometric Blood Pressure Measurements at the Wrist With an Upper‐arm Auscultatory Mercury Sphygmomanometer

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Why the study?

Do wrist oscillometric blood pressure devices provide measurements comparable to upper-arm auscultatory mercury sphygmomanometry in normotensive and hypertensive subjects?

Population

80 subjects, comprising 40 normotensive subjects and 40 treated hypertensive subjects.

Comparison

Blood pressure measurement using wrist… vs Simultaneous blood pressure measurement using…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

PRP. RogersCharing Cross HospitalVBValerie BurkeThe University of Western AustraliaPSPat StroudThe University of Western Australia

Discussion

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Implication

Wrist devices should not replace upper-arm measurement in practice; cross-sectional data leaves open the need for prospective validation.

Structured PICO

Do wrist oscillometric blood pressure devices provide measurements comparable to upper-arm auscultatory mercury sphygmomanometry in normotensive and hypertensive subjects?

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Population
80 subjects, comprising 40 normotensive subjects and 40 treated hypertensive subjects.
I
Intervention
Blood pressure measurement using wrist oscillometric devices (Boso-Mediwatch or Omron R3).
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Comparator
Simultaneous blood pressure measurement using upper-arm auscultatory mercury sphygmomanometry.
O
Outcome
Difference in systolic and diastolic blood pressure readings between wrist oscillometric devices and upper-arm mercury sphygmomanometry.surrogate

Wrist oscillometric blood pressure devices frequently yield readings that differ substantially from standard upper-arm mercury sphygmomanometry, with variations depending on the specific device and the patient's underlying blood pressure level.

Cite This Study

Rogers et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a701dcf8031ec7bb1dc1f68https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1681.1999.03059.x
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