The Effect of Cuff Size on Blood Pressure Measurement in Obese Surgical Patients: A Prospective Crossover Clinical Trial.

Serpil Yüksel Gülay Altun Uğraş Nurhan Altınok Necla Demir

Published in: Florence Nightingale journal of nursing (2020)

The results showed that, in obese surgical patients, blood pressure is measured inaccurately and found to be falsely high when measurements are not performed using a cuff properly sized for mid-upper arm circumference.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
clinical trial
adipose tissue
weight loss
metabolic syndrome
hypertensive patients
heart rate
type diabetes
open label
double blind
body mass index
obese patients
bariatric surgery
phase ii
insulin resistance
study protocol
body weight
phase iii