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Comparison of stethoscope bell and diaphragm, and of stethoscope tube length, for clinical blood pressure measurement

OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the effect of stethoscope side and tube length on auscultatory blood pressure (BP) measurement. METHODS: Thirty-two healthy participants were studied. For each participant, four measurements with different combinations of stethoscope characteristics (bell or diaphr...

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Autores principales: Liu, Chengyu, Griffiths, Clive, Murray, Alan, Zheng, Dingchang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4864738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26741415
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MBP.0000000000000175