title: Traceable calibration for blood pressure and temperature monitoring.
abstract: Blood pressure and body temperature measurements need to be accurate for correct diagnosis and monitoring. Instruments based on new technologies may not give accurate measurements. This article considers the implications for healthcare professionals. The need for instruments to be traceably calibrated to national standards is emphasised.
authors.affiliation: National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mackechnie
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D002138:Calibration; D004868:Equipment Failure; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013817:Thermography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D014432:Tympanic Membrane; D006113:United Kingdom