Capillary refilling time in newborns - Optimal pressing time, sites of testing and normal values

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 310-312

  Strozik, K S ^a,c   Pieper, C H ^a   Cools, F ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Capillary refilling time; Newborn; Pressing time

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY FLOW; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; HYDRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NORMAL VALUE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOCK; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; STANDARDIZATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CAPILLARIES; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; HEEL; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; STERNUM; THORAX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031953168     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035259850157372     Document Type: Article

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