Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering (Sep 2016)

Continuous non-invasive monitoring of blood pressure in the operating room: a cuffless optical technology at the fingertip

  • Solà Josep,
  • Proença Martin,
  • Braun Fabian,
  • Pierrel Nicolas,
  • Degiorgis Yan,
  • Verjus Christophe,
  • Lemay Mathieu,
  • Bertschi Mattia,
  • Schoettker Patrick

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/cdbme-2016-0060
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 1
pp. 267 – 271

Abstract

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Routine monitoring of blood pressure during general anaesthesia relies on intermittent measurements with a non-invasive brachial cuff every five minutes. This manuscript provides first experimental evidence that a physiology-based pulse wave analysis algorithm applied to optical data (as provided by a standard fingertip pulse oximeter) is capable of accurately estimating blood pressure changes in-between cuff readings. Combined with the routine use of oscillometric cuffs, the presented novel approach is a candidate technology to increase patient safety by providing beat-to-beat hemodynamic measurements without the need of invasive monitoring procedures.

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