It depends. In clinical practice, the standard of measurement is the indirect method, which relies on a
blood pressure cuff (sphygmomanometer) and can be either palpatory or auscultatory. The gold standard,
however, remains direct determination, based on intraarterial rigid-walled catheter.
blood pressure cuff (sphygmomanometer) and can be either palpatory or auscultatory. The gold standard,
however, remains direct determination, based on intraarterial rigid-walled catheter.