Why the study?
Do automatic blood pressure monitors (Dinamap 845XT and 8100) provide comparable blood pressure readings to mercury sphygmomanometers in school-aged children?
Population
417 school-aged children examined as part of the Bogalusa Heart Study in Franklinton, Louisiana
Comparison
Blood pressure measurement using automatic… vs Blood pressure measurement using two mercury…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Discrepant Dinamap readings versus sphygmomanometers may affect pediatric BP assessment; leaves open monitor interchangeability for clinical use and research standardization.
Do automatic blood pressure monitors (Dinamap 845XT and 8100) provide comparable blood pressure readings to mercury sphygmomanometers in school-aged children?
Automatic blood pressure monitors like the Dinamap may overestimate systolic blood pressure and underestimate diastolic blood pressure in older children compared to standard mercury sphygmomanometers.
Wendy A. Wattigney (1996) studied this question.
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