title: Accuracy of the Spacelabs 90217 ambulatory blood pressure monitor in a pediatric population.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring techniques provide unique advantages for diagnosing hypertension, although few devices have been independently validated in the pediatric population.
  
  
  METHODS
  We sought to validate the accuracy of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring with the Spacelabs 90217 monitor in children using a modified British Hypertension Society protocol.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 112 children, aged between 6 and 17 years, completed the study at one of the three participating centers. Overall, the monitor earned an 'A' for systolic blood pressure and 'B' for diastolic blood pressure. It performed slightly better among 6-12 year olds (A/A) compared with 13-17 year olds (A/B).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that the Spacelabs 90217 monitor is an appropriate monitor for use in children who are 6 years of age or older.
authors.affiliation: aDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Nephrology bDepartment of Pediatrics, Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences & Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas cDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Case Western Reserve University Hospitals, Cleveland dDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio Departments of ePediatrics fPharmacology/Toxicology, Divisions of Pediatric Critical Care and the Kosair Charities Pediatric Clinical Research Unit, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky gNational Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Rockville, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Karen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Redwine
authors.forename: Laura P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: MaryAnn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Riordan
authors.forename: Janice E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Sullivan
authors.forename: Jeffrey L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Blumer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000886:Anthropometry; D001132:Arm; D018660:Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015924:Blood Pressure Monitors; D002648:Child; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D003971:Diastole; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D015588:Observer Variation; D009991:Oscillometry; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D013599:Systole