Inaccuracy of home sphygmomanometers: a perspective from clinical practice

Akpolat T., Aydogdu T., Erdem E., Karataş A.

BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING, vol.16, no.4, pp.168-171, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/mbp.0b013e328348ca52
  • Journal Name: BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.168-171
  • Keywords: accuracy, automated, home sphygmomanometers, inaccuracy, oscillometric, upper arm, validation, wrist, HYPERTENSION-INTERNATIONAL-PROTOCOL, PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICES, BLOOD-PRESSURE, EUROPEAN-SOCIETY, VALIDATION, PREVALENCE, GUIDELINES, MONITORS
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective Home blood pressure monitoring requires a precise blood pressure measurement technique and an accurate sphygmomanometer. The oscillometric sphygmomanometers have some drawbacks including inaccuracy. The aims of this study were to assess the inaccuracy of home sphygmomanometers using a method first proposed in 2009 and to compare validated devices with other devices.