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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-2-8
pubmed:abstractText
The usual method of measuring arterial blood pressure cannot be used in children less than 4 years of age because of lack of cooperation. We investigated variations of blood pressure measured during 20 minutes by an oscillometric method (Dinamap) in 100 children aged 4 to 48 months and tried to come up with some recommendations for measuring and interpreting blood pressure. Serial blood pressure recordings showed poor reproducibility due to movements which are impossible to avoid and which account for wide variations. Because of this variability, a single measurement is inadequate and must be repeated. The average of repeated recordings does not seem to be a reliable parameter. We suggest that the lower measured value (minima) as the only parameter allowing us to track the progressive increase in blood pressure with age. The data probably explain the large discrepancies between published studies taking into account the use of different methods.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0003-9764
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
655-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
[Variability of blood pressure measured using an oscillometric method in children 4 to 48 months of age].
pubmed:affiliation
Clinique Médicale Infantile, CHU de Nice.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract