title: A new reusable skin-protective sphygmomanometer cuff.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Repeated blood pressure measurement with a sphygmomanometer often produces skin redness and subcutaneous bleeding in clinical settings. Recently, we have produced a new reusable skin-protective cuff with an additional sheet.
  
  
  METHODS
  We evaluated skin damage and blood pressure measurement accuracy when using the new cuffs. We also evaluated upper arm deformity by CT scan during cuff inflation. Pulse wave amplitude evaluation was carried out with an NIBP simulator and our original system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The use of this cuff reduced subcutaneous bleeding and pain with cuff inflation and enabled accurate blood pressure measurement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We produced a new skin protective reusable sphygmomanometer cuff.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Sapporo Medical University, Chuo-ku, Hokkaido, Japan. eri@sapmed.ac.jp
authors.forename: Eri
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gi
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Shigekazu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sugino
authors.forename: Tada-Aki
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Kawae
authors.forename: Akiyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Namiki
mesh_terms: D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000517:prevention & control; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004867:Equipment Design; D017743:Equipment Reuse; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries; D019722:Sphygmomanometers / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed
references.citation: Anesth Analg. 1999 Jul;89(1):240-2
references.pmid: 10389812