Question 2: Is capillary refill time a useful marker of haemodynamic status in neonates?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 395-397

  Gale, Chris ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY REFILL TIME; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE MARKER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NOTE; ORGAN BLOOD FLOW; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAPILLARY RESISTANCE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 77953760850     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.186411     Document Type: Note

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