Table 3.

The agreement of SAP, DAP, and MAP measurements between the PetMAPTM device and the IBP measurement method compared with the ACVIM recommendations for validation of NIBP measurement devices.

Parameter	ACVIM recommendations	SAP	DAP	MAP
Mean bias (mmHg) †	−10 mmHg ≤ bias ≤10 mmHg	−55	−19	−32
SD (mmHg)	≤15	24	16	19
≤ ±5 mmHg (%) ‡	NS	0	7.8	3.2
≤ ±10 mmHg (%)‡	≥50	0.6	33.1	9.5
≤ ±20 mmHg (%)‡	≥80	2.6	53.2	30.4

ACVIM, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine; SAP, Systolic arterial pressure; DAP, Diastolic arterial pressure; MAP, Mean arterial pressure; NS, Not specified; SD, Standard deviation; †Mean bias: average of all differences (IBP – PetMAP^™), ‡Percentages of PetMAP^™ measurements (SAP, DAP, MAP) lying within ≤ ±5, 10 or 20 mmHg of the corresponding IBP values.