Blood Pressure Cuff Bladders Tailored For Koreans 


Vol. 38,  No. 9, pp. 822-829, Sep.  2013


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Hypertension is one of the most common clinical diseases, with an increasing prevalence globally. Hypertension triggers various harmful consequences and affects multiple organs. Life-long care may be required in some cases. According to the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the prevalence of hypertension is gradually increasing. A 2011 survey revealed that 28.9% of Korean adults had hypertension. The prevalence rates were slightly higher among men than women. Accurate measurement of blood pressure(BP) is crucial to classify patients, to identify BP-related risks, and to inform correct treatment. For accurate blood pressure measurement, the use of a cuff bladder size appropriate for the mid-upper arm circumference MUAC) is essential. Incorrect sized cuff bladder is one of the main causes of equipment error affecting sphygmomanometer accuracy. When commercial sphygmomanometers were examined, the cuff bladders differed from the dimensions specified in the ISO 81060-1:2007 standards. Undercuffing is responsible for a spurious overestimation of BP in patients with large arms leading to overdiagnosis of hypertension, whereas overcuffing (that is, use of relatively large cuffs with small arms), may be responsible for an opposite problem, leading to erroneous underestimation of BP levels. The cuff bladder sizes recommended by the American Heart Association(AHA) are an arm circumference(AC) of 17-25 cm for small-sized adults, AC of 24-32 cm for adults, AC of 32-42 cm for normal-sized adults, and AC of 42-50 cm for obese adults. In contrast, the AC of Korean adults ranges from 23-31 cm, belonging to a single type of adult bladder. Three types of bladders are necessary for Korean adults with an AC of 23-31cm. Hospitals often use one or two differently-sized Western cuffs for adult patients, which can yield inaccurate BP determinations. Cuff bladders with dimensions based on anthropometric reference data obtained from Koreans will aid hospitals to measure BP more accurately.

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[IEEE Style]

L. H. Hwang, W. S. Park, S. K. Na, "Blood Pressure Cuff Bladders Tailored For Koreans," The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, vol. 38, no. 9, pp. 822-829, 2013. DOI: .

[ACM Style]

Lark Hoon Hwang, Woo Sung Park, and Seung Kwon Na. 2013. Blood Pressure Cuff Bladders Tailored For Koreans. The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, 38, 9, (2013), 822-829. DOI: .

[KICS Style]

Lark Hoon Hwang, Woo Sung Park, Seung Kwon Na, "Blood Pressure Cuff Bladders Tailored For Koreans," The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences, vol. 38, no. 9, pp. 822-829, 9. 2013.

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