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Florence Nightingale J Nurs. 2021 May 11;29(2):194-202. doi: 10.5152/FNJN.2021.19103. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Comparing Intra-Arterial, Auscultatory, and Oscillometric Measurement Methods for Arterial Blood Pressure.

Florence Nightingale journal of nursing

Keziban Babadağ, Ayten Zaybak

Affiliations

  1. Department of Pediatric Surgery, Ege University, Faculty of Medicine Hospital, ?zmir, Turkey.
  2. Department of Fundamentals of Nursing, Ege University, Faculty of Medicine Hospital, ?zmir, Turkey.

PMID: 34263238 PMCID: PMC8245021 DOI: 10.5152/FNJN.2021.19103

Abstract

AIM: This study aimed to compare the measurement results of arterial blood pressure obtained through intra-arterial, auscultatory, and oscillometric methods.

METHOD: This prospective and descriptive study was conducted with 180 patients hospitalized in the intensive care units of cardiovascular surgery and anesthesia. Arterial blood pressures of the patients in the study were measured with 3 methods, and the mean arterial pressure values obtained by each method were analyzed to find out whether they were different or consistent.

RESULTS: The average systolic blood pressure value using the intra-arterial method was found to be 125.47 ± 21.39 mm Hg, and the average of diastolic blood pressure measurement obtained using the oscillometric method was the highest (73.91 ± 10.62 mm Hg). The highest correlation was seen between the arterial BP measurements of the intra-arterial and auscultatory methods (systolic [0.96] and diastolic [0.90]). According to the British and Irish Hypertension Society protocol, a very good agreement between the diastolic blood pressure values and a good agreement between the systolic blood pressure values were obtained.

CONCLUSION: The measurement results obtained through the auscultatory method more consistent with the results obtained through the intra-arterial method compared with those obtained using the oscillometric method.

Copyright © 2021 Florence Nightingale Journal of Nursing.

Keywords: Auscultatory; blood pressure; intra-arterial; oscillometric

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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