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Area of Science:

  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Cardiovascular Monitoring
  • Medical Device Technology

Background:

  • Invasive intra-arterial blood pressure (IABP) monitoring is standard in critical care settings.
  • The necessity of IABP is questioned when noninvasive blood pressure (NIBP) measurements closely align with IABP readings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To systematically evaluate and quantify the discrepancies between IABP and NIBP measurements.
  • To assess the clinical significance of observed differences in blood pressure monitoring.

Main Methods:

  • A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies was conducted, searching multiple databases up to September 2023.
  • Primary outcomes included differences in systolic blood pressure (SBP) and mean arterial pressure (MAP) between IABP and NIBP.
  • Tertiary outcomes focused on the prevalence of significant differences (≥10 mm Hg) between the two measurement methods.

Main Results:

  • The meta-analysis comprised 23 studies with 6549 patients.
  • A statistically significant standardized mean difference of 0.238 for SBP indicated lower NIBP readings compared to IABP (P < .001).
  • Differences of 10 mm Hg or greater were prevalent, affecting 50.0% of SBP and 33.0% of MAP measurements.

Conclusions:

  • NIBP monitoring may lead to an underestimation of SBP.
  • The frequent occurrence of substantial blood pressure measurement differences between NIBP and IABP warrants further investigation into their clinical relevance.