Comparison of Blood Pressure Measurements by Currently Available Multiparameter Monitors and Mercury Column Sphygmomanometer in Patients Admitted in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

• Published in: Indian journal of critical care medicine Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 212 - 221
• Main Authors: Khan, Adil Ahmed, Gupta, Pramod Kumar, Baranwal, Arun Kumar, Jayashree, Muralidharan, Sahoo, Tanushree
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers 01.03.2023
• Subjects: Pediatric Critical Care; Non-invasive blood pressure; Shock; Pediatric emergency room; Pediatric intensive care unit; Mercury column sphygmomanometer; Multiparameter monitors; Auscultatory method; Hypotension; Automated oscillometric device

The multiparameter monitor (MPM) is replacing mercury column sphygmomanometers (MCS) in acute care settings. However, data on the former's accuracy in critically ill children are scarce and mostly extrapolated from adults. We compared non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) measurements by MPMs with...