Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring: a literature review
Australian Health Technology Advisory Committee
Record ID 31998008692
English
Authors' objectives:
This review evaluates the safety, efficacy, effectiveness and cost of ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM).
Authors' recommendations:
The available evidence does not allow the efficacy, effectiveness and cost effectiveness of ABPM to be clarified fully. While a number of studies have found a range of benefits from the use of ABPM in the diagnosis and monitoring of hypertension, there have not been sufficient prospective randomised trials to confirm these benefits and give a firm base of evidence on which to recommend ABPM for routine use in clinical practice.
Authors' methods:
Review
Details
Project Status:
Completed
URL for project:
http://www.msac.gov.au/
Year Published:
1997
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Australia
MeSH Terms
- Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory
- Blood Pressure Monitors
- Costs and Cost Analysis
- Hypertension
Contact
Organisation Name:
Australian Health Technology Advisory Committee
Contact Address:
Naarilla Hirsch, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Health Technology Unit, GPO Box 570, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
Copyright:
Australian Health Technology Advisory Committee
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