Blood pressure monitoring
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Blood pressure monitoring · Feb 2007
An evaluation of the BD RT2000 reusable transducer system for invasive blood pressure monitoring.
The use of reusable transducers for invasive blood pressure monitoring can lead to cost savings for the hospital and help to reduce waste. ⋯ The static accuracy and zero offset meet the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) BP22:1994 standard. The zero drift is judged to be acceptable for arterial pressure measurement because a change of 3 mmHg is not clinically significant. The 15% bandwidth is judged to be adequate for fluid-filled pressure monitoring systems. It will be advantageous to couple the disposable dome to the reusable transducer when the disposable dome has a positive pressure.