Validation of blood pressure measurement by the complex for daily monitoring of ECG and blood pressure “Medicom-Combi" by oscillometric and auscultatory methods in pediatric population (according to the BHS-93 protocol)

Purpose. To assess the accuracy of blood pressure (BP) measurement by the complex for daily monitoring of ECG and blood pressure «MedicomCombi» in comparison with a mercury sphygmomanometer in pediatric patients.
Materials and methods. The recruitment of study participants was carried out in accordance with the criteria outlined in the international protocol BHS-93 for the pediatric population. During the tests, repeated sequential measurements of blood pressure were carried out by experts (using mercury sphygmomanometers) and the tested complex (by oscillometric and auscultatory methods).
Results. The mean SBP, determined by the oscillometric method, was 116.0 ± 13.6 mm Hg, DBP - 69.0 ± 11.8 mm Hg. The mean SBP according to the auscultatory method was 116.0 ± 14.6 mm Hg, DBP - 70.4 ± 11.9 mm Hg. In 66% of cases for SBP and in 62% of cases for DBP, the difference between expert and test measurements by the oscillometric method did not exceed 5 mm Hg. In 100% of cases for SBP and in 96% of cases for DBP, the differences were within 10 mm Hg. The average differences between the experts and the tested complex were - 0.2 ± 5.7 mm Hg for SBP and 1.6 ± 6.1 for DBP. In 68 % of cases for SBP and in 65 % of cases for DBP, the difference between expert and test measurements by the auscultatory method was no more than 5 mm Hg. In 100% of cases for SBP and in 95% of cases for DBP, the differences did not exceed 10 mm Hg. The average differences between the experts and the tested complex were - 0.3 ± 4.7 mm Hg for SBP and 0.1 ± 5.7 for DBP.
Conclusion. The complex for daily monitoring of ECG and blood pressure «Medicom-Combi» has demonstrated compliance with the accuracy requirements specified in the BHS 1993 protocol (class «А/А»), and can be recommended for measuring blood pressure by oscillometric and auscultatory methods in pediatric practice.

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