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Blood pressure measurement in a district general paediatric A&E department
  1. C Burchell1,
  2. C A Michie2
  1. 1King’s College London, UK
  2. 2Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Miss C Burchell
    c/o Colin A Michie, Ealing Hospital NHS Trust, Uxbridge Road, London UB1 3HW, UK; caroline.burchellkcl.ac.uk

https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2004.067777

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    Blood pressure is a simple physiological measure routinely estimated in many paediatric clinical environments. The recommended frequency and requirement for this measure in children is debatable, particularly in casualty departments. However the rising burden to healthcare systems from hypertension should perhaps be used to review current practice.1

    One thousand and six consecutive patient records from a district general hospital in west London from May to August …

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