Pediatric anesthesia & critical care

Comparison of continuous non-invasive blood pressure measurement using Vitalstream™ to invasive Intraarterial pressure in pediatric surgery

J Clin AnesthPublished Method comparison study

Authors' conclusion

Most values fell within +/-20mmhg of the corresponding arterial line values.

Study context

Population
Children ages 2–17 years scheduled for major surgery requiring invasive arterial BP monitoring
Participants
31 participants
Comparison
Vitalstream™ continuous non-invasive BP vs intraarterial BP
Outcome
Agreement of Vitalstream™ with intraarterial SBP, diastolic BP and MAP

Main finding

As reported in the abstract

Correlation, systolic
0.77
Correlation, diastolic
0.68
Correlation, MAP
0.7
Bland-Altman bias (SD), systolic
−3.79 (9.74) mmHg
Bland-Altman bias (SD), diastolic
1.72 (8.45) mmHg
Bland-Altman bias (SD), MAP
2.41 (8.75) mmHg
Concordance, systole
0.82
Concordance, diastole
0.85
Concordance, MAP
0.83

Original publication

Comparison of continuous non-invasive blood pressure measurement using Vitalstream™ to invasive Intraarterial pressure in pediatric surgery. J Clin Anesth. Published 23 January 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jclinane.2025.111763

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