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The “Mercury‐In‐Rubber” Strain Gauge for Measurements of Blood Pressure and Peripheral Circulation in Newborn Infants
Author(s) -
CELANDER OLOV,
THUNELL GÖRAN
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1961.tb08206.x
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , strain gauge , natural rubber , blood flow , peripheral , cardiology , composite material , materials science
Summary A modification of the “mercury‐in‐rubber” strain gauge is described which is suitable for clinical studies on infants. The gauge can either be used as a pulse‐indicator for measuring the systolic blood pressure, or it can be used for plethysmo‐graphy to study blood flow and resistance to flow in relative terms as well as systolic and diastolic arterial blood pressure.