Open AccessThe correlation between body mass index, limb circumferences and blood pressure cuff fit in bariatric surgical patients
Author(s) -
Roman Schumann,
Omar Alyamani,
A. Viswanath,
Iwona Bonney
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
saudi journal of anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.416
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1658-354X
pISSN - 0975-3125
DOI - 10.4103/1658-354x.168819
Subject(s) - cuff , medicine , circumference , body mass index , surgery , upper limb , geometry , mathematics
The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between body mass index (BMI) and upper and lower arm as well as lower leg circumferences and the frequency of correct blood pressure (BP) cuff fit. We explored recommendations for the most likely BP cuff size and location for the three BMI categories.