Abstract
Noninvasive blood pressure monitoring may be hazardous in patients with seizures or movement disorders. We report on a patient with hyperactivity and tremor in whom a compartment syndrome was apparently induced by an automated blood pressure cuff. As the patient moved, the device seems to have continued to cycle in an attempt to obtain a stable baseline reading. Pressure tubing to the self-inflating bladder on such devices should be disconnected between readings in situations where frequent, easy observation is not possible.
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Celoria, G., Dawson, J.A. & Teres, D. Compartment syndrome in a patient monitored with an automated blood pressure cuff. J Clin Monitor Comput 3, 139–141 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00858363
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