A novel imaging technique to measure capillary-refill time: Improving diagnostic accuracy for dehydration in young children with gastroenteritis

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2402-2408

  Shavit, Itai ^a,c   Brant, Rollin ^a,b   Nijssen Jordan, Cheri ^a   Galbraith, Roger ^a   Johnson, David W ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^d ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dehydration; Diagnostic techniques and procedures; Gastroenteritis; Preschool child; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPILLARY FLOW; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WEIGHT GAIN; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAPILLARY; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CAPILLARIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEHYDRATION; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33947175064     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-1108     Document Type: Article

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