Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học Critical Care cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Arterial blood pressure monitoring in overweight critically ill patients: invasive or noninvasive? | Available online http content 10 2 R64 Research Arterial blood pressure monitoring in overweight critically ill patients invasive or noninvasive Ali Araghi Joseph J Bander and Jorge A Guzman Division of Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Wayne State University School of Medicine Detroit Michigan USA Corresponding author Jorge A Guzman jguzman@ Received 23 Jan 2006 Revisions requested 14 Feb 2006 Revisions received 6 Mar 2006 Accepted 16 Mar 2006 Published 21 Apr 2006 Critical Care 2006 10 R64 doi cc4896 This article is online at http content 10 2 R64 2006 Araghi et al. licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Open Access Abstract Introduction Blood pressure measurements frequently guide management in critical care. Direct readings commonly from a major artery are considered to be the gold standard. Because arterial cannulation is associated with risks alternative noninvasive blood pressure NIBP measurements are routinely used. However the accuracy of NIBP determinations in overweight patients in the outpatient setting is variable and little is known about critically ill patients. This prospective observational study was performed to compare direct intraarterial blood pressure IABP with NIBP measurements obtained using auscultatory and oscillometric methods in overweight patients admitted to our medical intensive care unit. Method Adult critically ill patients with a body mass index BMI of 25 kg m2 or greater and a functional arterial line assessed using the rapid flush test were enrolled in the study. IABP measurements were compared with those obtained noninvasively. A calibrated aneroid manometer auscultatory technique with arm cuffs compatible with arm sizes and a NIBP
