Comparison of aneroid and oscillometric blood pressure measurements in children.

• Published in: The Journal of Clinical Hypertension
• Main Authors: Eliasdottir, Sigridur B, Steinthorsdottir, Sandra D, Indridason, Olafur S, Palsson, Runolfur, Edvardsson, Vidar O
• Other Authors: Univ Iceland, Sch Hlth Sci, Fac Med, Reykjavik, Iceland , Landspitali Natl Univ Hosp Iceland, Div Nephrol, Reykjavik, Iceland, Landspitali Natl Univ Hosp Iceland, Childrens Med Ctr, Reykjavik, Iceland
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2013
• Subjects: Blóðþrýstingur; Börn; Oscillometry/instrumentation; Blood Pressure Determination/methods; Child; Iceland
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/324839; https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.12196

To access publisher's full text version of this article, please click on the hyperlink in Additional Links field or click on the hyperlink at the top of the page marked Files. This article is open access. Limited data exist on the comparison of blood pressure (BP) measurements using aneroid and oscillometric devices. The purpose of the study was to investigate the difference in BP obtained using oscillometric and aneroid BP monitors in 9- to 10-year-old children. A total of 979 children were divided into group O, which underwent two oscillometric BP readings followed by two aneroid readings, and group A, which had BP measured in the reverse order. No significant difference was found between the mean (±standard deviation) of the two systolic BP readings obtained using the oscillometric and aneroid devices (111.5±8.6 vs 111.3±8.1 mm Hg; P=.39), whereas the mean diastolic BP was lower with the oscillometric monitor (61.5±8.0 vs 64.5±6.8 mm Hg; P<.001). A significant downward trend in BP was observed with each consecutive measurement, and agreement between the two monitors was limited. Multiple BP measurements are, therefore, recommended before the diagnosis of elevated BP or hypertension is made with either method. Landspitali - The National University Hospital of Iceland Research Fund