ICU Hemodynamics Secrets:
Did you ever manage a patient when the upper arm was inaccessible for noninvasive oscillometric measurements of blood pressure (BP), & the cuff was placed on the lower leg?
This study evaluated the impact of patient position
on lower leg BP measurement
Did you ever manage a patient when the upper arm was inaccessible for noninvasive oscillometric measurements of blood pressure (BP), & the cuff was placed on the lower leg?
This study evaluated the impact of patient position
on lower leg BP measurement
Comments
The semirecumbent position itself results in a substantial overestimation of BP by ~10 mmHg & markedly increases the incidence of error-associated risk
I do wonder how much of it is from error in the radial vs the noninvasive.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2024.08.042