Adequacy of the cuff during blood pressure measurement: an integrative review
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https://doi.org/10.15448/1983-652X.2015.1.19419Keywords:
Determination of blood pressure. Nursing. Blood pressure.Abstract
Objective: To identify scientific evidence available in the literature on the adequacy of the cuff during blood pressure (BP) measurement.
Materials and Methods: It is an integrative literature review. The databases accessed were LILACS, MEDLINE and BDENF. From the 39 articles found, 14 met the inclusion criteria and were selected.
Results: It was found that 64% of the studies were conducted by nurses and four (28%) by nurses and clinicians. There were few articles published on the subject of suitability of cuff during the measurement of blood pressure in Brazil in the last 13 years. Gaps in the knowledge of the health professionals involved with measurements of blood pressure reflects in the practice. Despite the offer of different cuffs, the majority of professionals did not measure the circumference of the patient’s arm. Standard size cuff with rubber bag of 12 × 23 cm were the only ones used. Studies have shown that the adequacy of the cuff is extremely important to obtain the correct values for BP measurements and to minimize the risk of false diagnoses.
Conclusions: Blood pressure measurement is not often being performed adequately and the measurement of patient’s arm
circumference one of the least performed procedures.
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