Blood pressure measurement: Should technique define targets?

ABSTRACT: Accurate assessment of blood pressure (BP) is the cornerstone of hypertension management. The objectives of this study were to quantify the effect of medical personnel presence during BP measurement by automated oscillometric BP (AOBP) and to compare resting office BP by AOBP to daytime average BP by 24-h ambulatory BP monitoring (ABPM). This study is a prospective randomized cross-over trial, conducted in a referral population. Patients underwent measurements of casual and resting office BP by AOBP. Resting BP was measured as either unattended (patient alone in the room during resting and measurements) or as partially attended (nurse present in the room during measurements) immediately prior to and after 24-h ABPM. The primary outcome was the effect of unattended 5-min rest preceding AOBP

SUBMITTER: Hiremath S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8678755 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature