2006, Number 3
Factors related to infirmary diagnosis, lesion risk at the immediate postoperative period of coronary revascularization
Maqueda UAL, Chávez AC, Martínez PG
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ABSTRACT
The blood pressure measurement is important datum for heart disease diagnostic. This investigation the objective was to compare blood pressure measurements systolic and diastolic) using two instruments. Material and methods: An observational, cross-sectional and comparative study was carried out. Blood pressure was measured with the both instruments, the conventional and the capsular sphygmomanometer in two position, sit and orthostatic. Central and dispersion measurements were estimated and correlation coefficients between both blood pressure figures were calculated. Results: Sperman´s correlation coefficient between the two blood pressure measurements showed similar patterns in the case of systolic blood pressure, sit: 00.72 p = 0.000 vs orthostatic: r = 0.70 p = 00.000, and different for the diastolic Sit: r = 0.25 p = 0.013 vs Orthostatic: r = 39 p = 0.001. Dispersion was lower in the systolic blood pressure measurements than in the diastolic pressure. Larger correlation coefficient was found in orthostatic position. Conclusion: No differences were found in blood pressure measurement using the convention and the capsular sphygmomanometer. The difference was in relation to audition quality that seems to be better with the capsular sphygmomanometer than with the conventional.REFERENCES