Comparison of validation protocols for blood pressure measuring devices in children and adolescents.

Accuracy of blood pressure (BP) measurement is important for the evaluation of hypertension in children and adolescents, and it is critically dependent upon the accuracy of the BP measuring device. A device that could pass validated protocols with reliable accuracy would be desirable in clinical and...

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Autores: Stabouli, S, Chainoglou, A, Evripidou, K, Simao, C, Antza, C, Petrou, P, Hamdani, G, Calpe, J, Lurbe, E
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2022
País:España
Recursos:INCLIVA
Repositório:r-INCLIVA. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica de INCLIVA
OAI Identifier:oai:incliva.fundanetsuite.com:p17159
Acesso em linha:https://incliva.portalinvestigacion.com/publicaciones/17159
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:adolescents
blood pressure
children
device
validation
Descrição
Resumo:Accuracy of blood pressure (BP) measurement is important for the evaluation of hypertension in children and adolescents, and it is critically dependent upon the accuracy of the BP measuring device. A device that could pass validated protocols with reliable accuracy would be desirable in clinical and research settings. Several scientific organizations have published recommendations on the validation of different BP measuring devices. Most of them focus on adults but separate recommendations and validation criteria for BP devices intended for use in children and adolescents are included in some validation protocols. In this review, we compare the validation criteria for BP measuring devices among consensus documents from different scientific organizations focusing on the pediatric population and we discuss the evidence gaps targeting the needs for validated BP measuring devices in children and adolescents. We also highlight common pitfalls in the validation studies of BP measuring devices in children and adolescents using the example of office BP devices.