Mercury Sphygmomanometers Should Not be Abandoned: An Advisory Statement From the Council for High Blood Pressure Research, American Heart Association

摘要: In healthcare institutions around this country and the world, mercury sphygmomanometers are being removed.1 many situations, decision to replace instruments is made without significant input from involved clinicians or consideration of health risks that will follow if they replaced by less accurate devices. Blood pressure measurement an important indicator current clinical condition patients a powerful predictor future cardiovascular overall health.2 Blood often considered “routine” performed those with least training. institutions, blood low priority, than ideal quality control related equipment selection, calibration repair, personnel training performance. For more century, gravity sphygmomanometer has been gold standard for indirect pressure. Indeed, world primary manometer. It simple, gravity-based unit easy calibration, infrequent need it validated in circumstances against direct intra-arterial measurement.3 In recent years, these units have aneroid recently electronic manometers. Justifications replacement manometers included concerns about safety mercury, regulations regarding use …