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OBJECTIVE: To explore the differences between oscillometric and auscultatory measurements. METHOD: From a simulator evaluation of a non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) device regenerating 242 oscillometric blood pressure waveforms from 124 subjects, 10 waveforms were selected based on the differences between the NIBP (oscillometric) and auscultatory pressure measurements. Two waveforms were selected for each of five criteria: systolic over and underestimation; diastolic over and underestimation; and close agreement for both systolic and diastolic pressures. The 10 waveforms were presented to seven different devices and the oscillometric-auscultatory pressure differences were compared between devices and with the oscillometric waveform shapes. RESULTS: Consistent patterns of waveform-dependent over and underestimation of systolic and diastolic pressures were shown for all seven devices. The mean and standard deviation, for all devices, of oscillometric-auscultatory pressure differences were: for the systolic overestimated waveforms, 36 ± 28/-6 ± 3 and 23 ± 2/-1 ± 3 mmHg (systolic/diastolic differences); for systolic underestimated waveforms, -21 ± 5/-4 ± 3 and -11 ± 4/-3 ± 3 mmHg; for diastolic overestimated waveforms, 3 ± 4/12 ± 5 and 17 ± 6/10 ± 2 mmHg; for diastolic underestimated waveforms, 1 ± 4/-22 ± 4 and -9 ± 6/-29 ± 4 mmHg; and for the two waveforms with good agreement, 0 ± 6/0 ± 3 and -2 ± 4/-4 ± 3 mmHg. Waveforms for which devices showed good oscillometric and auscultatory agreement had smooth envelopes with clearly defined peaks, compared with the broader plateau and complex shapes of those waveforms for which devices over or underestimated pressures. CONCLUSION: By increasing the understanding of the characteristics and limitations of the oscillometric method and the effects of waveform shape on pressure measurements, simulator evaluation should lead to improvements in NIBP devices. © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
Author(s): Amoore JN, Lemesre Y, Murray IC, Mieke S, King ST, Smith FE, Murray A
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Hypertension
Year: 2008
Volume: 26
Issue: 1
Pages: 35-43
ISSN (print): 0263-6352
ISSN (electronic): 1473-5598
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Ltd.
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282f06ec7
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e3282f06ec7
PubMed id: 18090538
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