Open AccessMeasuring Respiratory Pressures with Mercury Manometer in Low Economic Health Care Settings- An Analytical Study
Author(s) -
Prem Balaguru,
Hariharan,
Rajajeyakumar Manivel,
Madanmohan Trakroo
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/15388.7113
Subject(s) - syringe , medicine , sphygmomanometer , pressure measurement , mercury (programming language) , mean difference , anesthesia , confidence interval , blood pressure , engineering , mechanical engineering , computer science , psychiatry , programming language
Health care economics restricts many health centers from using hi-tech diagnostics equipment. Mercury manometers are used for calibration of pressure transducers. If standardized it would be a cost effective, simple alternative to transducers in low economic settings.