Blood pressure agreement between ideal and loose-fitting cuffs in anesthetized dogs.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Indirect blood pressure monitoring is used frequently in veterinary medicine. Blood pressure cuff looseness has not been investigated as a cause of erroneous measurements.

Objective

To determine if cuff looseness affects blood pressure measurements in healthy anesthetized dogs.

Methods

Between December 2020 and May 2022 at an institutional practice, 62 anesthetized healthy dogs were separated into two groups: ≤ 20 kg and > 20 kg. Tail base circumference of each dog was measured, and baseline was defined as ideal (0% looseness factor). The cuff was manually loosened sequentially from 0% to 2%, 5%, 8%, 10% and 15% looseness factors. High definition oscillometry was used to measure systolic (SAP), mean (MAP) and diastolic (DAP) arterial blood pressures. Bland

SUBMITTER: Pelchat J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12329061 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature