Disagreement between direct and indirect blood pressure measurements obtained from minipigs
10.14405/kjvr.2018.58.3.131
- Author:
Won Jae LEE
1
;
Lisa Soyeon PARK
Author Information
1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
anesthesia;
blood pressure;
diagnosis;
miniature swine
- MeSH:
Anesthesia;
Animals;
Bias (Epidemiology);
Blood Pressure;
Catheterization;
Catheters;
Diagnosis;
Femoral Artery;
Internal Medicine;
Loa;
Methods;
Posture;
Swine, Miniature;
Veterinary Medicine
- From:Korean Journal of Veterinary Research
2018;58(3):131-136
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Blood pressure (BP) measurement plays a pivotal role in veterinary medicine for diagnosing cardiovascular disorders and monitoring anesthesia of animals. Although indirect BP measurement has been widely applied to monitor BP because of its convenience and non-invasiveness, it is still unclear whether indirect BP measurement is compatible with direct BP measurement in minipigs. In addition, the effect of animal posture during BP measurement is not well understood in minipigs despite its importance to cardiovascular performance. Therefore, both systolic and diastolic arterial BPs in minipigs were measured via femoral artery catheterization for direct BP measurement and using a compressive cuff as an indirect BP measurement under the dorsal or right lateral recumbent postures. Numerical values were processed by the Bland-Altman method to calculate the bias ± SD and the limits of agreement (LOA). In accordance with the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine guidelines, the results between direct and indirect BP measurements were determined as apparent disagreements in both systolic and diastolic arterial BPs under all postures because of large bias ± SD and wide LOA. The results of the present will help prevent misinterpretation of the anesthetized patient's condition during monitoring of BP by indirect measurement.
