Multiple office blood pressure measurement: a novel approach to overcome the weak cornerstone of blood pressure measurement in children. Data from the SPA project.
Gianluigi ArdissinoSilvia GhigliaPatrizia SaliceMichela PerroneSandra PiantanidaFrancesco L De LucaSilvia Di MicheleLucia FilippucciElena R A DardiTiziana BollaniAntonella MezzopaneBertrand TchaneSebastiano A G Lavanull nullPublished in: Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) (2020)
Although most guidelines advise three blood pressure readings, these findings suggest that in children, office blood pressure measurement might be improved by including ten measurements. In situations of time constraints, the fourth blood pressure reading might be used as a reliable approximation.