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ACVIM Guidelines

ACVIM Consensus Statement

J Vet Intern Med 2007;21:542-558

Guidelines for the Identification, Evaluation, and Management of Systemic Hypertension in Dogs and Cats

S. Brown , C. Atkins, R. Bagley, A. Carr, L. Cowgill, M. Davidson, B. Egner, J. Elliott, R. Henik, M. Labato, M. Littman, D. Polzin, L. Ross, P. Snyder, R. Stepien

Evaluation of Measurement Devices

Requirements for measurement devices (ACVIM Guidelines similar to AAMI Standards)

Evaluation against invasive methods which must as well have been evaluated as gold standard for BPM measurement in wake dogs and cats.

Caulkett et al. 1998: invasive measurement systems may vary by 40 per cent from each other.

Adherence to adapted AAMI specifications:

Summary: Evaluation of the technique

HDO = Gold Standard

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