Cross-sectional centiles of blood pressure by age and sex: a four-hospital database retrospective observational analysis

Objectives National guidelines for identifying physiological deterioration and sepsis in hospitals depend on thresholds for blood pressure that do not account for age or sex. In populations outside hospital, differences in blood pressure are known to occur with both variables. Whether these differen...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: David Wong, Stephen Gerry, Peter J Watkinson, David A Clifton, Farah Shamout, Marco A F Pimentel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2020-05-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/5/e033618.full