A Standard Protocol for Blood Pressure Measurement in the Newborn

Abstract

The statistically significant difference between the prone and supine position and among successive measurements in each position are not clinically relevant. The clinically significant differences between measurements obtained with this standard protocol and routine nursing measurements or published data are the result of ensuring a restful state after cuff application. We believe that measurements thus obtained are more representative of true resting BPs in these infants. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED)