The results of the Campaign for evaluating sphygmomanometers accuracy and their physical conditions

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Autor(a) principal: Mion Jr,Décio
Data de Publicação: 2000
Outros Autores: Pierin,Angela M. G., Alavarce,Débora Cristina, Vasconcellos,José Henrique da Cunha
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia (Online)
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Resumo: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the sphygmomanometers calibration accuracy and the physical conditions of the cuff-bladder, bulb, pump, and valve. METHODS: Sixty hundred and forty five aneroid sphygmomanometers were evaluated, 521 used in private practice and 124 used in hospitals. Aneroid manometers were tested against a properly calibrated mercury manometer and were considered calibrated when the error was <=3mm Hg. The physical conditions of the cuffs-bladder, bulb, pump, and valve were also evaluated. RESULTS: Of the aneroid sphygmomanometers tested, 51% of those used in private practice and 56% of those used in hospitals were found to be not accurately calibrated. Of these, the magnitude of inaccuracy ranged from 4 to 8mm Hg in 70% and 51% of the devices, respectively. The problems found in the cuffs - bladders, bulbs, pumps, and valves of the private practice and hospital devices were bladder damage (34% vs. 21%, respectively), holes/leaks in the bulbs (22% vs. 4%, respectively), and rubber aging (15% vs. 12%, respectively). Of the devices tested, 72% revealed at least one problem interfering with blood pressure measurement accuracy. CONCLUSION: Most of the manometers evaluated, whether used in private practice or in hospitals, were found to be inaccurate and unreliable, and their use may jeopardize the diagnosis and treatment of arterial hypertension.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The results of the Campaign for evaluating sphygmomanometers accuracy and their physical conditions
title The results of the Campaign for evaluating sphygmomanometers accuracy and their physical conditions
spellingShingle The results of the Campaign for evaluating sphygmomanometers accuracy and their physical conditions
Mion Jr,Décio
blood pressure measurement
sphygmomanometers
calibration accuracy
title_short The results of the Campaign for evaluating sphygmomanometers accuracy and their physical conditions
title_full The results of the Campaign for evaluating sphygmomanometers accuracy and their physical conditions
title_fullStr The results of the Campaign for evaluating sphygmomanometers accuracy and their physical conditions
title_full_unstemmed The results of the Campaign for evaluating sphygmomanometers accuracy and their physical conditions
title_sort The results of the Campaign for evaluating sphygmomanometers accuracy and their physical conditions
author Mion Jr,Décio
author_facet Mion Jr,Décio
Pierin,Angela M. G.
Alavarce,Débora Cristina
Vasconcellos,José Henrique da Cunha
author_role author
author2 Pierin,Angela M. G.
Alavarce,Débora Cristina
Vasconcellos,José Henrique da Cunha
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author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Mion Jr,Décio
Pierin,Angela M. G.
Alavarce,Débora Cristina
Vasconcellos,José Henrique da Cunha
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv blood pressure measurement
sphygmomanometers
calibration accuracy
topic blood pressure measurement
sphygmomanometers
calibration accuracy
description OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the sphygmomanometers calibration accuracy and the physical conditions of the cuff-bladder, bulb, pump, and valve. METHODS: Sixty hundred and forty five aneroid sphygmomanometers were evaluated, 521 used in private practice and 124 used in hospitals. Aneroid manometers were tested against a properly calibrated mercury manometer and were considered calibrated when the error was <=3mm Hg. The physical conditions of the cuffs-bladder, bulb, pump, and valve were also evaluated. RESULTS: Of the aneroid sphygmomanometers tested, 51% of those used in private practice and 56% of those used in hospitals were found to be not accurately calibrated. Of these, the magnitude of inaccuracy ranged from 4 to 8mm Hg in 70% and 51% of the devices, respectively. The problems found in the cuffs - bladders, bulbs, pumps, and valves of the private practice and hospital devices were bladder damage (34% vs. 21%, respectively), holes/leaks in the bulbs (22% vs. 4%, respectively), and rubber aging (15% vs. 12%, respectively). Of the devices tested, 72% revealed at least one problem interfering with blood pressure measurement accuracy. CONCLUSION: Most of the manometers evaluated, whether used in private practice or in hospitals, were found to be inaccurate and unreliable, and their use may jeopardize the diagnosis and treatment of arterial hypertension.
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