Postanesthesia Patients With Large Upper Arm Circumference: Is Use of an " Extra-long" Adult Cuff or Forearm Cuff Placement Accurate?

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 135-142

  Watson, Sheri ^a   Aguas, Marita ^a   Bienapfl, Tracy ^a   Colegrove, Pat ^a   Foisy, Nancy ^a   Jondahl, Bonnie ^a   Yosses, Mary Beth ^a   Yu, Larissa ^a   Anastas, Zoe ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE PORTLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arm circumference; Blood pressure measurement; Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARM; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING;

EID: 79957944591     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2011.02.001     Document Type: Article

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