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Effect of blood pressure cuffs construction on the pressure distribution underneath

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Blood pressure is one of the vital signs and directly related to human health monitoring.

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It shows that the cuff construction may have an impact on the blood pressure measurement. The results depict that the pressure transfer underneath a particular cuff is a function of the mechanical and geometric properties of the fabric used for its construction. It is also found that the pressure distribuction underneath a cuff can be predicted using mathematical modelling and it is another step towards the correct estimation of blood pressure using inflatable cuffs.

Dr Shenela Naqvi
NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi

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This page is a summary of: Pressure distribution under different types of blood pressure measurement cuffs, Journal of Industrial Textiles, March 2016, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1528083716637868.
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