Inflationary noninvasive blood pressure measurement reduces the incidence of subcutaneous hemorrhage

Objective We verified the hypothesis that in noninvasive blood pressure (NIBP) measurement, inflationary NIBP measurement using the new type of cuff (YP-71xT series, Nihon Koden, Tokyo, Japan) might be associated with a reduced risk of subcutaneous hemorrhage. Methods The study involved 30 healthy volunteers (15 males and 15 females). The blood pressure was measured by deflationary NIBP measurement + conventional cuff (control group), deflationary NIBP measurement + cuff (YP-71xT series) (deflationary measurement group), or inflationary NIBP measurement + cuff (YP-71xT series) (inflationary measurement group). NIBP measurement was performed five times in a row, then the presence or of subcutaneous hemorrhage was evaluated. The three different methods were used as cross-over design at 1-week interval for each subject so that all three methods were used for all the subjects. Results The measurement time was significantly shorter in the inflationary measurement group than other groups. The incidence of subcutaneous hemorrhage significantly was lower in the inflationary measurement group (3%) than in control group (53%) (P
Source: Blood Pressure Monitoring - Category: Cardiology Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research