Oscillometric brachial mean artery pressures are higher than intra-radial mean artery pressures in intensive care unit patients receiving norepinephrine

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 718-721

  Pytte, M ^a   Dybwik, K ^a   Sexton, J ^b   Straume, B ^c   Waage Nielsen, E ^a,c  

^a NORDLAND HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adult; Blood pressure determinations; Human; Intensive care unit; Norepinephrine; Vasoconstrictor agents

Indexed keywords

NORADRENALIN; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIAL ARTERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; BRACHIAL ARTERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOREPINEPHRINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIAL ARTERY; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 33750125899     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: 13996576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2006.01045.x     Document Type: Article

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