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CHAPTER 12
Monitoring NIBP
TheNIBP(noninvasivebloodpressure)parametermeasuresanddisplayssystolic,diastolicand
meanarterialpressures.Alarmlimitsettingsareavailableforallthreepressures.Whenusing
NIBPtomeasurebloodpressure,readingsarenotcontinuousbutareupdatedeachtimeablood
pressuremeasurementistaken.Setashorterinterval
whenfrequentupdatingofthepatient’s
bloodpressureisneeded.Visuallycheckingthepatient,confirmingNIBPmeasurementsagainst
othervitalsignmeasurementsandattentiontothelimbwherethecuffisattachedmustbe
standardroutinesduringNIBPuse.
Adultandpediatricbloodpressuremeasurementsdeterminedwiththisdeviceare
equivalentto
thoseobtainedbyatrainedobserverusingthecuff/stethoscopeauscultatorymethod,withinthe
limitsprescribedbytheAmericanNationalStandard, manual,electronic,orautomated
sphygmomanometers.
Thismonitorusestheoscillometricmethodformeasuring NIBP.Studiesshowthat,especiallyin
criticalcases(arrhythmia,vasoconstriction,hypertension,shock),oscillometricdevicesaremore
accurateandconsistentthandevicesusingothernoninvasivemeasuringtechniques.
Inadultandpediatricmode,thebloodpressuremeasurementsdeterminedwith thisdevice
complywiththeAmericanNationalStandardforElectronicorAutomatedSphygmomanometers
(IEC80601230:2011)inrelationtomeanerrorandstandarddeviation,whencomparedtointra
arterial
orauscultatorymeasurements(dependingontheconfiguration)inarepresentative
patientpopulation.Fortheauscultatoryreference,thefifthKorotkoffsoundwasusedto
determinethediastolicpressure.
Inneonatalmode,thebloodpres suremeasurementsdeterminedwiththisdevicecomplywith
theAmericanNationalStandardforElectronicorAutomatedSphygmomanometers(IEC
806012
30:2011)inrelationtomeanerrorandstandarddeviation, whencomparedtointraarterial
measurementsinarepresentativepatientpopulation.Neonatalbloodpressuremeasurements
determinedwiththisdeviceareequivalenttothoseobtainedbyanintraarterialbloodpressure
measurementdevice,withinthelimitsprescribedbytheAmericanNational
Standard,manual,
electronic,orautomatedsphygmomanometers.
WARNINGS
Use clinical judgment to decide whether to perform a repeated series of NIBP
measurements because of the risk of purpura, ischemia and neuropathy in the limb
with the NIBP cuff.
Arrhythmias, erratic heartbeats and patient motion can result in inaccurate readings
and/or prolonged measurements. If questionable readings are obtained, check the
patient’s vital signs by alternate means before administering medication.
The performance of the automated sphygmomanometer can be affected by extremes of
temperature, humidity and altitude.