The diastolic debate: is it time to discard Korotkoff phase IV in favour of phase V for blood pressure measurements in pregnancy?

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TY  - JOUR
  - Walker SP, Higgins JR, Brennecke SP
  - 1998
  - August
  - The Medical Journal of Australia
  - The diastolic debate: is it time to discard Korotkoff phase IV in favour of phase V for blood pressure measurements in pregnancy?
  - Validated
  - ()
  - 169
  - 4
  - 203
  - 205
  - Current guidelines recommend using Korotkoff phase IV for measuring diastolic blood pressure in pregnant women. However, phase IV does not approximate "true" blood pressure as closely as phase V, is more difficult to detect, and has limited reproducibility. Many practitioners use phase V despite the guidelines. Universal adoption of phase V would improve the reliability of blood pressure measurements.
DA  - 1998/08
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  pages = {203--205},
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}
AUTHORSWalker SP, Higgins JR, Brennecke SP
YEAR1998
MONTHAugust
JOURNAL_CODEThe Medical Journal of Australia
TITLEThe diastolic debate: is it time to discard Korotkoff phase IV in favour of phase V for blood pressure measurements in pregnancy?
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VOLUME169
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ABSTRACTCurrent guidelines recommend using Korotkoff phase IV for measuring diastolic blood pressure in pregnant women. However, phase IV does not approximate "true" blood pressure as closely as phase V, is more difficult to detect, and has limited reproducibility. Many practitioners use phase V despite the guidelines. Universal adoption of phase V would improve the reliability of blood pressure measurements.
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