Key result
A review of 30 studies evaluating 23 devices found that the accuracy of automated blood pressure measuring devices appears to decrease at increasing blood pressure levels.
Why the study?
Does the accuracy of automated blood pressure measuring devices decrease at increasing blood pressure levels?
Population
30 studies performed between 1993 and 2003 reporting on the accuracy of 14 different ambulatory and 9…
Design
Systematic_review
Authors
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Verify high automated BP readings manually; challenges device validation protocols that overlook BP-dependent accuracy.
Systematic Review (n=30)
Does the accuracy of automated blood pressure measuring devices decrease at increasing blood pressure levels?
Automated blood pressure measurement devices appear less accurate at higher blood pressure levels, though this may be an artifact of increased blood pressure variability and sequential measurement protocols.
Braam et al. (2005) conducted a systematic review in Hypertension (n=30). Automated blood pressure measurement devices was evaluated on Accuracy at increasing blood pressure levels. A review of 30 studies evaluating 23 devices found that the accuracy of automated blood pressure measuring devices appears to decrease at increasing blood pressure levels.
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