Factors influencing the accuracy of non-invasive blood pressure measurements in patients admitted for cardiogenic shock

Abstract Background Although invasively measured blood pressure (invBP) is regarded as a “gold standard” in critically ill cardiac patients, the non-invasive BP is still widely used, at least at the initiation of medical care. The erroneous interpretation of BP can lead to clinical errors. We theref...

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Main Authors: Jitka Seidlerová, Pavlína Tůmová, Richard Rokyta, Milan Hromadka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-019-1129-9