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BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING
Volume 15, Issue 1, Pages 49-54Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MBP.0b013e3283354b11
Keywords
blood pressure measurement; European Society of Hypertension; home blood pressure; International Protocol; Omron M2 Compact; Omron M3; Omron R3-I plus; validation; wrist blood pressure
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- Omron (Japan)
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Objective Three oscillometric devices for the self blood pressure measurement were evaluated according to the International Protocol of the European Society of Hypertension in three separate studies. The Omron M3 Intellisense and the Omron M2 Compact measures blood pressure (BP) at the brachial level; the Omron R3-I Plus measures BP at the wrist level. Methods The International Protocol is divided into two phases and includes a total number of 33 participants on whom the validation is performed. In each study, and for each participant, four BP measurements were taken simultaneously by two observers using mercury sphygmomanometers alternately with three measurements with the tested device. The difference between the observers and the device BP values was calculated for each measurement. The 99 pairs of BP differences were classified into three categories (<= 5, <= 10, <= 15 mmHg). Results All three tested devices passed the first and second phase of the validation process. The mean differences between the device and mercury readings were 1.9 +/- 3.0 and -1.0 +/- 2.3 mmHg for systolic and diastolic BP, respectively, for the Omron M3 Intellisense device, 2.5 +/- 5.4 and -2.3 +/- 3.6 mmHg for the Omron M2 Compact device, and 1.4 +/- 4.5 and 0.8 +/- 4.6 mmHg for the Omron R3-I Plus device. Conclusion Readings of the Omron M3 Intellisense, the Omron M2 Compact and the Omron RV Plus, differing by less than 5, 10, and 15 mmHg fulfill the International Protocol requirements and therefore can be used by patients for self blood pressure measurement. Blood Press Monit 15:49-54 (C) 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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