Why the study?
Is blood pressure routinely measured in medical offices and do the values differ from standardized measurements?
Population
129 consecutive adult outpatients treated in clinical and surgical specialties of a teaching hospital, mean…
Comparison
Routine ambulatory consultation vs Standardized blood pressure measurement by…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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BP often omitted in ~39% of ambulatory visits (esp. surgical); leaves open whether training improves routine guideline adherence.
Is blood pressure routinely measured in medical offices and do the values differ from standardized measurements?
Blood pressure is frequently not measured during routine medical appointments, particularly in surgical specialties, highlighting a gap in basic clinical evaluation.
Maynarde et al. (2017) studied this question.
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