title: Mean arterial blood pressure and the assessment of acutely ill patients.
abstract: This article discusses the role of vital sign data collection in the acute setting when assessing patients at risk of or actually clinically deteriorating. Specifically, the article focuses on explaining the important concepts of mean arterial blood pressure and pulse pressure as indicators of clinical deterioration.
authors.affiliation: School of Health and Social Care, University of Greenwich, London. t.ferns@gre.ac.uk
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ferns
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: McMahon
authors.forename: Kerry
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D001158:Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment