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A METHOD OF DETERMINING THE ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE OF CONSCIOUS DOGS
Author(s) -
O'Connor W. J.
Publication year - 1955
Publication title -
quarterly journal of experimental physiology and cognate medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1469-445X
pISSN - 0033-5541
DOI - 10.1113/expphysiol.1955.sp001119
Subject(s) - blood pressure , cuff , cardiology , medicine , heart rate , femoral artery , diastole , carotid arteries , continuous noninvasive arterial pressure , occlusion , pressure measurement , anesthesia , surgery , physics , meteorology
1. A method is described in which the systolic and diastolic blood pressure of the conscious dog have been determined by means of an oscillometer connected to an occluding cuff applied to the femoral artery, previously enclosed in a skin loop. 2. The accuracy of the method has been confirmed by comparison with the values recorded by an optical manometer. 3. The effects on blood pressure and heart rate of occlusion of the carotid arteries and of emotion have been recorded.