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Non-invasive measurement of blood pressure : why we should look at BP traces rather than listen to Korotkoff sounds

  • Branko G. Celler
  • , Jim Basilakis
  • , Kathryn Goozee
  • , Eliathamby Ambikairajah

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Abstract

Accurate non-invasive measurement of blood pressure in unsupervised environments continues to be a challenge, particularly in the presence of movement artefact, electrical noise and most importantly cardiac arrhythmia which are common in those aged over 65 suffering from a range of chronic conditions. Large intra personal variability in signal morphometry and amplitudes further complicates the development of reliable signal processing algorithms for NIBP measurement. In this paper we demonstrate the effect of this variability and propose that the traditional methods of human blood pressure determination by sphygmomanometry should no longer be considered a gold standard for the calibration of NIBP devices.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationBiomedical Engineering: A Bridge to Improve the Quality of Health Care and the Quality of Life: Proceedings of the 37th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2015), Milano, Italy, 25-29 August 2015
PublisherIEEE
Pages5964-5967
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781424492695
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
EventIEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference -
Duration: 25 Aug 2015 → …

Publication series

Name
ISSN (Print)1557-170X

Conference

ConferenceIEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference
Period25/08/15 → …

Keywords

  • blood pressure
  • measurement

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