Blood pressure monitoring
-
Blood pressure monitoring · Jun 2003
Comparative Study Clinical Trial Controlled Clinical TrialEffect of standard cuff on blood pressure readings in patients with obese arms. How frequent are arms of a 'large circumference'?
To measure the effect on blood pressure readings when a standard cuff is used on patients with arms of a large circumference, and to determine the frequency of arms of a large circumference. ⋯ There is an overestimation of blood pressure when a standard cuff is used in obese subjects. The high prevalence of these individuals in our environment, both in the hypertensive and normotensive population, makes it necessary to have on hand different sizes of cuffs for taking blood pressure in order to avoid incorrect decisions.