title: Determination of accuracy in neonates for non-invasive blood pressure device using an improved algorithm.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  New software (SuperSTAT(R) algorithm) with enhancements aimed at shorter determination times was developed for a non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) device and a clinical evaluation was conducted to verify accuracy.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine the accuracy of the new algorithm according to ANSI/AAMI SP10-1992 and SP10A-1996 American National Standard for Electronic or Automated Sphygmomanometers.
  
  
  METHODS
  The blood pressure values obtained from the test device were compared to the intra-arterial blood pressure reference standard (IBP).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The NIBP and IBP comparisons for systolic, diastolic, and mean arterial pressure met the 1992 ANSI/AAMI accuracy standards by being within a mean difference of +/- 5 mmHg and standard deviation of < or = 8 mmHg.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Non-invasive blood pressure determinations taken with the new algorithm, developed to provide greater patient comfort due to faster determinations, were accurate when compared to neonatal IBP.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa 33606-3309, USA. rnelson@med.usf.edu
authors.forename: Robert M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: Andrea D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Stebor
authors.forename: Catherine M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Groh
authors.forename: Paula M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Timoney
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Theobald
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn / Q000502:physiology*; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009991:Oscillometry / Q000295:instrumentation; D012015:Reference Standards; D012984:Software