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Non‐invasive blood pressure monitoring during head‐up tilt using the Penaz principle
Author(s) -
Friedman D. B.,
Jensen F. B.,
Matzen S.,
Secher N. H.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1990.tb03137.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hypovolemia , presyncope , blood pressure , trendelenburg position , anesthesia , hemodynamics , heart rate , blood volume , head down tilt , tilt (camera) , cardiology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Continuous blood pressure measurement by a non‐invasive means is of clinical utility in many situations where changes in cardiovascular hemodynamics and blood volume distribution are likely to occur. We have compared blood pressure measurements using the Penaz principle (Finapres, Ohmeda) to an intra‐arterial catheter system during head‐up tilt (reverse Trendelenburg' s position) which models central hypovolemia. Twelve healthy volunteers were raised to a 60Â˚ head‐up tilt position for 60 min or until presyncope occurred. Seven subjects developed presyncopal symptoms at a mean time of 38 + 6 min with blood pressure measured by the Penaz principle falling from 140 ± 8/72 ± 4 to 82 ± 10/54 ± 6 mmHg (18.7 ± 1.1/9.6 ± 0.5 to 10.9 ± 1.3/ 7.2±0.8 kPa) (P<0.01), at which point they were returned to a horizontal position with an immediate rise in blood pressure. During the maximal drop in blood pressure, heart rate decreased from 82 ± 7 to 45 + 5 (P<0.01). Overall, the non‐invasive system had a correlation coefficient of 0.98 as compared to the intraarterial method and ECG for blood pressure and heart rate in all 12 subjects during rest, tilt, and recovery. We conclude that the Penaz principle apparatus is a useful monitor of symptomatic hypotension during central hypovolemia.