Abstract
Objective To investigate the influence of the cuff placement to the blood pressure measurement. Methods To measure 207 hospitalized case' s blood pressure with four methods: the cuff' s lower edge is 2 ～ 3 cm from the cubital fossa' s upper edge(standard measurement),the cuff' s lower edge is near the cubital fossa(measurement 1),the cuff' s lower edge is 1 cm from the cubital fossa' s lower edge (measurement 2),the cuff' s lower edge is 2 cm from the cubital fossa' s lower edge(measurement 3). Then to compare the difference of the systolic and diastolic blood pressure values of four groups. Results The difference between the blood pressure values of standard measurement and measurement 1 was no significant(P ＞ 0. 05).The difference between the blood pressure values of standard measurement and measurement 2 or 3 was highly significant(P ＜0. 05). Conclusions The blood pressure values of standard measurement and measurement 1 were nearly same,so we could measure blood pressure with measurement 1 in clinic. But the cuff placement can not be too low,otherwise,the measured blood pressure values would be significantly decreased. Key words: Cuff position; Blood pressure; Measurement
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