Why the study?
Do automatic arm, wrist, and finger blood pressure monitors accurately measure blood pressure compared to a standard mercury sphygmomanometer?
Population
55 persons, mean age 53 years, 36 women
Comparison
Three automatic blood pressure monitors vs Standard mercury sphygmomanometer
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
Single-visit
Authors
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Supports arm monitors for routine use; leaves open need for prospective validation of wrist/finger devices across populations.
Do automatic arm, wrist, and finger blood pressure monitors accurately measure blood pressure compared to a standard mercury sphygmomanometer?
Automatic arm blood pressure monitors provide accurate readings comparable to standard mercury sphygmomanometers, whereas wrist and finger monitors are significantly inaccurate.
Rotch et al. (2001) studied this question.
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