Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: Nowadays, the accuracy of automated oscillometric non-invasive blood pressure meters is evaluated in hospitals by means of clinical validations, in which the device’s measurements are compared to manually measured blood pressure, performed by trained medical staff using manual sphygmomanometers. Because of the clinical validations being costly, time demanding and logistically challenging, special devices for testing blood pressure meters were designed. This, so-called patient simulators are electromechanical devices capable of generating oscillometric signals. Using the very repeatable and stable simulators, blood pressure meters can be evaluated and their accuracy tested. Recently, a novel type of simulator, based on physiologically real-life oscillometric signals recorded on real patients, were introduced. First evaluations of the physiologically-based simulator are presented.
Source: Measurement Sensors
Institutions: University of Ljubljana, Federal Office of Metrology and Surveying, Central Office of Measures, Institute of Metrology of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Instituto Português Da Qualidade, National Standards Authority of Ireland, Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, Slovenský Metrologický Ústav, Český metrologický institut
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,800
OpenAlex ID: W3204110474