March 1, 2006American Journal of Critical Care

Clinical Comparison of Automatic, Noninvasive Measurements of Blood Pressure in the Forearm and Upper Arm With the Patient Supine or With the Head of the Bed Raised 45°: A Follow-Up Study

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Why the study?

Does automatic, noninvasive blood pressure measurement in the forearm provide equivalent readings to the upper arm in medical-surgical inpatients?

Population

221 medical-surgical inpatients

Comparison

Automatic, noninvasive blood pressure… vs Automatic, noninvasive blood pressure…

Design

Cross-sectional, Starting position was alternated on subsequent subjects

Authors

KSKathleen SchellWilmington University DLDenise LyonsChristiana Care Health System EBElisabeth BradleyChristiana Care Health System

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Implication

Blood pressure readings from forearm and upper arm are not interchangeable in medical-surgical inpatients; cross-sectional data leaves open need for outcome-based validation.

Structured PICO

Does automatic, noninvasive blood pressure measurement in the forearm provide equivalent readings to the upper arm in medical-surgical inpatients?

Population

221 medical-surgical inpatients

Intervention

Automatic, noninvasive blood pressure measurement in the forearm using a Welch Allyn Vital Signs 420 Series monitor

Comparator

Automatic, noninvasive blood pressure measurement in the upper arm using a Welch Allyn Vital Signs 420 Series monitor

Outcome

Difference in systolic and diastolic blood pressures between forearm and upper arm measurements in supine position and with the head of the bed elevated 45 degreessurrogate

Noninvasive blood pressure measurements taken in the forearm and upper arm are not interchangeable in medical-surgical inpatients.

Cite This Study

Schell et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7146d5ac440176ef29f436 https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2006.15.2.196

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Implication

Blood pressure readings from forearm and upper arm are not interchangeable in medical-surgical inpatients; cross-sectional data leaves open need for outcome-based validation.

Clinical Comparison of Automatic, Noninvasive Measurements of Blood Pressure in the Forearm and Upper Arm With the Patient Supine or With the Head of the Bed Raised 45°: A Follow-Up Study

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Clinical Comparison of Automatic, Noninvasive Measurements of Blood Pressure in the Forearm and Upper Arm With the Patient Supine or With the Head of the Bed Raised 45°: A Follow-Up Study

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