• Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
YUANLi, Email: yuanli1963@yahoo.com.cn
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Objective To investigate the impact of disposable tissue on blood pressure measurement, in order to prevent the sphygmomanometer cuff to be polluted. Methods A total of 120 subjects including 60 patients with hypertension and 60 normal blood pressure subjects, treated between July 1 and July 31, 2012, were divided equally into two groups. Each group had 30 normal pressure and 30 high pressure subjects. Subjects in group A took blood pressure measurement without disposable tissue first, 1 to 2 minutes before another measurement with disposable tissue. Group B subjects took the measurement with disposable tissue at first, and then without it. We analyzed the influence of the use of disposable tissue and the sequence of tissue usage on the measurement result. Results No significant difference was found in the systolic and diastolic blood pressure between measuring with and without tissue (P> 0.05). Diastolic blood pressure was not significantly influenced by the order of tissue usage (P>0.05), while systolic pressure was significantly influenced (P<0.05). Between the subjects with and without hypertension, the differences of systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure measured with bare arms and disposable tissues were not statistically significant (P>0.05). Conclusion Using disposable tissue or not does not affect blood pressure measurements whether the patient suffers from hypertension, but the order of disposable tissue usage may affect systolic blood pressure in non-hypertensive patients.

Citation: YANGXiao-ling, YUANLi, LIUBi-xiu, HUWei-ye. Impact of Disposable Tissue on Blood Pressure Measurement. West China Medical Journal, 2014, 29(10): 1946-1948. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20140587 Copy

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