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Two different methods, one analogue and one digital, for the analysis of the arterial blood pressure waveform are described and compared. Little difference was found in the systolic and diastolic pressures determined by the two methods.
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Endresen, J., Gamble, A. & Hill, D.W. A comparison of two methods for the computer analysis of arterial blood pressure waveforms. Europ. J. Intensive Care Med 1, 125–128 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00571659
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