Comparison of Arm and Calf Automatic Noninvasive Blood Pressures in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-12

  Schell, Kathleen ^a   Briening, Eileen ^b   Lebet, Ruth ^b   Pruden, Kelly ^b   Rawheiser, Steven ^b   Jackson, Barbara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm blood pressure; Calf blood pressures; Cuff placement; Oscillometric blood pressures

Indexed keywords

ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; LEG; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PEDIATRIC NURSING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 78751591690     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2009.11.007     Document Type: Article

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