Validation of Missouri aneroid sphygmomanometer to measure blood pressure in patients with cancer.

Background: Auscultatory mercury sphygmomanometers to measure blood pressure (BP) have been banned from health services because of risk of pollution and environmental accidents with mercury. Aneroid appliances could be an alternative.

Objective: To validate the Missouri aneroid device for blood pressure measurement in cancer patients according to the protocol of the European Society of Hypertension (ESH).