Oscillometric sphygmomanometers: A critical appraisal of current technology

Blood Pressure Monitoring

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 80-88

  Amoore, John Nicholas ^a  

^a CROSSHOUSE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Blood pressure measurement; Oscillometric; Sphygmomanometer; Validation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; AMPLIFIER; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; AUSCULTATION; BLOOD PRESSURE CUFF; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; HUMAN; OSCILLOMETRIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER; OSCILLOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SIMULATOR; SPHYGMOMANOMETER; THEORETICAL MODEL; TRANSDUCER; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; HUMANS; SPHYGMOMANOMETERS;

EID: 84860837397     PISSN: 13595237     EISSN: 14735725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MBP.0b013e32835026b0     Document Type: Review

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