The 'International Protocol': more insight or more arithmetic?
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چکیده
It was with interest that we read the recent article concerning the ‘International Protocol’Fa newly proposed protocol for the validation of automated blood pressure measuring devices [1]. The objective of this new protocol was to simplify the most widely used protocols currently available, namely the British Hypertension Society (BHS) protocol 1993 and the protocol of the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). This has principally been achieved by eliminating phases 1 to 3 of the BHS-protocol, by decreasing the required number of subjects from 85 to 33 and by relaxing the recruitment of subjects in high and low blood pressure ranges. The ‘International Protocol’ is two-phased, making it possible to eliminate hopeless devices at an early stage.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Blood pressure monitoring
دوره 7 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002