Should blood pressure be measured with the cuff on a bare arm?

Thien, Theo; Keltjens, Eveline B M; Lenders, Jacques W.M.; Deinum, Jaap

doi:10.1097/mbp.0000000000000142

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“…No statistical differences were determined between SBP/DBP measurements taken over the sleeve and below a rolled-up sleeve. These data are supported by the findings of previous studies 7,9-12…”

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“…Thien et al12 measured the normotensive/hypertensive male/female patients’ blood pressure over the sleeve and on the bare arm using an oscillometric device. They did not find differences in blood pressure between over the sleeve and bare arms.…”

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“…The studies also used various measurement numbers and positions. Blood pressure was measured over a sleeve and on the bare arm in 2 studies11,12; over a sleeve, below a rolled-up sleeve, and on the bare arm in 2 studies7,10; and over a sleeve and below rolled-up sleeve in one study 9. While it is reported that clothing does not have any effect on blood pressure measurement, it is evident that study populations in these groups were heterogeneous with respect to age, sex, BMI, and hypertension/normotension.…”

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The effect of clothes on blood pressure measurement

Ertuğ¹,

Cakal²,

Ozturk³

et al. 2017

Pak J Med Sci

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Objective:To determine the effect of clothes on blood pressure measurement.Methods:One group pretest-posttest design was used in this study. The study consisted of 162 undergraduate students studying nursing and physiotherapy at a university in Ankara, Turkey. Blood pressure was measured over the sleeve and below a rolled-up sleeve with a mercury-filled column sphygmomanometer. All blood pressure measurements were performed on the right arm during morning hours by the same nurse. Each participant’s height, weight and clothing thickness were measured.Results:The mean age of the participants was 20.71. The median systolic blood pressure values were 110.07 mmHg over the sleeve and 110.37 mmHg below the rolled-up sleeve. There were no statistically significant differences between measurements taken over the sleeve and below a rolled-up sleeve (p=0.222). The median diastolic blood pressure values were 69.56 mmHg over the sleeve and 69.59 mmHg below the rolled-up sleeve. There were no statistically significant differences between measurements taken over the sleeve and below a rolled-up sleeve (p=0.572).Conclusion:It was found that clothes have no statistically significant effect on systolic/diastolic blood pressure measurements. Measuring blood pressure over a sleeve may save time.

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The effect of clothes on blood pressure measurement

Ertuğ¹,

Cakal²,

Ozturk³

et al. 2017

Pak J Med Sci

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“…Studies have found that readings taken over the sleeve of a shirt, blouse, or light sweater are not statistically different from those taken on bare arms or with rolled-up sleeves (e.g. Ma et al, 2008; Thien et al, 2015 ). In an outpatient clinic, blood pressure can be measured reliably with one layer of clothing underneath the cuff.…”

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“…In an outpatient clinic, blood pressure can be measured reliably with one layer of clothing underneath the cuff. This saves time and is supposed to be more comfortable for patients (Thien et al, 2015). It may be preferable because of hygiene concerns, patient privacy and religious beliefs (Rukiye et al, 2010).…”

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Medical disposals and problem solving: About high blood pressure in Morocco

Tantchou

2020

Soc Stud Sci

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In this article, I analyze how in basic health-care facilities in Morocco, general practitioners transform patients’ problems into solvable problems, taking into account constraints related to medical standards, financial issues, the organization of the health system, and care. My focus is on hypertension, or high blood pressure. I argue that standards allow the solving of patients’ problems through the production of an entity called high blood pressure. However, the ‘high blood pressure’ enacted is different from the entity defined by standards. Fragments of the latter, borrowed from other contexts, are put to work in Morocco, while the material arrangements needed to enforce and have them work without discontinuities do not exist. This contributes to the production of an entity configured at a moment in time between standards and patients’ lives.

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