What is the preferred method for BP measurement in the clinic setting for children?
When possible, in the clinic, the use of auscultatory BP is preferred, as normative BP data in children are obtained using this technique, and there are signi cant differences between values obtained by oscillometric and auscultatory measurements, with oscillometric measures being slightly higher on average.1,3,362 Regardless, RCT data targeting either oscillometric or auscultatory BP measurements obtained in the clinic setting in children are lacking.363 For practical purposes, the initial BP measurement in a clinic setting may be oscillometric using a calibrated machine that has been validated for use in the pediatric population.1,3 However, conversion from oscillometric to ascultatory measurement on an individual basis is dif cult. In individuals at particularly high risk for elevated BP (e.g., those with glomerular dis- readings should then be con rmed by auscultation.