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Differences in manual and automatic blood pressures in telemetry patients with atrial fibrillation.
Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2013 Sep-Oct;32(5):262-5
Authors: Collins M, Cummings A, Skaggs C, Weller R, Cronin SN
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the differences between automated and manual blood pressure results in patients with atrial fibrillation. Data collection took place on 3 telemetry units at a 519-bed community hospital. Findings indicate that there are statistically significant differences between automated and manual blood pressures in this patient population; however, the results are not clinically significant.
PMID: 23933646 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]