Are Measurement Readings of Hospital Sphygmomanometers Accurate?

Selim N., Erdem E., Aydogdu T., Sari A., Kadi R., Bicen C., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION JOURNAL, cilt.19, sa.2, ss.108-112, 2010 (ESCI, TRDizin) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 19 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5262/tndt.2010.1002.66
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.108-112
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Aneroid sphygmomanometer, Mercury sphygmomanometer, Hospital, Hypertension, Blood pressure measurement, Accuracy, BLOOD-PRESSURE, HYPERTENSION, CALIBRATION, HOME
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

OBJECTIVE: An accurate sphygmomanometer should be used in the diagnosis and follow up of hypertension. The aims of this study were to evaluate accuracy of hospital blood pressure measuring devices and to inform health care staff measuring blood pressure.