Recommendations for Human Blood Pressure Determination by Sphygmomanometers

作者：Walter M. Kirkendall, Alan C. Burton, Frederick H. Epstein, Edward D. Freis · 发表于：Circulation · 年份：1967 · DOI：10.1161/01.cir.36.6.980 · 被引用次数：892 · 研究领域：Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies、Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring、Cardiovascular and exercise physiology

SYSTEMIC arterial blood pressure* repre- sents a force which is the result of cardiac output and peripheral vascular re- sistance.It is readily measured indirectly by a standard sphygmomanometer.Compared with intra-arterial measurements of blood pres- sure, the indirect method is imprecise.Never- theless, it is known that properly measured indirect blood pressure readings in the upper ranges and wide swings of blood pressure in the same individual are important signs of vascular disease.This booklet will point out common errors in the indirect measurement of blood pressure, indicate the means to avoid them, and recommend certain standards to increase the accuracy of measurement and recording.The booklet, represents the second revision of the standards first proposed in 1939.'1, 2 Equipment for Indirect Measurement of Blood PressureA sphygmomanometer consists of a com- pression bag enclosed in an unyielding cuff, an inflating bulb, pump, or other device by which the pressure is increased, a manometer from which the applied pressure is read, and a controlled exhaust to deflate the system.*Hereafter referred to as blood pressure.980 A stethoscope is the other instrument neces- sary for indirect measurement of pressure.Sphygmomanometer Bag and Cug