[Instrumentation for blood pressure measurements: historical aspects, concepts and sources of error].
According to the International Council of Nurses the measurement of blood pressure is the procedure most performed by nurses in all the world. The aim of this study is to analyse the polemical aspects of instruments used in blood pressure measurement. Considering the analyses of the literature and the American Heart Association Recommendations, the main source of errors when measuring blood pressure are discussed.
Docente Doutor na Universidade Federal do Ceará.
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D000572:American Heart Association; D015982:Bias; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007392:International Council of Nurses; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D015203:Reproducibility of Results