Accuracy of indirect blood pressure measurement in the elderly

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This study shows that the standard technique of measuring blood pressure with a mercury sphygmomanometer is as accurate in the elderly as it is in young patients, and the indications for direct intra-arterial measurement are no different in the elderly than in other age groups.

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O’Callaghan, W. G., Fitzgerald, D. J., O’Malley, K., & O’Brien, E. (1983). Accuracy of indirect blood pressure measurement in the elderly. British Medical Journal, 286(6377), 1545–1546. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.286.6377.1545-a

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