CNAP - EVOLUTION OF CONTINUOUS NON-INVASIVE ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING

Blood pressure (BP) is one of the most important cardiovascular parameters in nearly every care area. A method for continuous non-invasive arterial pressure (CNAP) monitoring is described. CNAP is especially designed for perioperative, critical and emergency care. It concentrates on the clinically important BPinformation such as absolute BP and BP-changes as well as physiological BP-rhythms and BP-waveforms, where other hemodynamic parameters like cardiac output (CO) and dynamic fluid management parameters (e.g. pulse pressure variation PPV) can be derived. For this kind of hemodynamic information, tailor-made mechanisms have been developed. Recent validation studies underline accuracy and clinical acceptance of the CNAP technology.