20 years on - the measurement of blood pressure and detection of hypertension in children and adolescents: a national descriptive survey.

ABSTRACT: In 1997 a survey identified a general lack of standardisation of blood pressure (BP) measurement and little consensus on the criteria for diagnosing hypertension amongst paediatricians. We have conducted a new online survey in 2021, to compare clinical practice between the two time periods. A national quality improvement survey was approved by the GAPRUKI committee and then circulated to consultant-grade general paediatricians. 125 analysable replies from 34 different sites were received and compared with the 1997 data. 106 (84.8%) reported clinic nurse involvement in BP measurement, more than twice than reported previously (40.6%). Most paediatricians (53.6%) now rely on oscillometric devices, whereas the mercury sphygmomanometer was favoured previously (82.7%). If assessing BP manually (

SUBMITTER: Jones L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10739225 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature