Capillary refill time: A study of interobserver reliability among nurses and nurse assistants

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-49

  Brabrand, Mikkel ^a   Hosbond, Susanne ^b   Folkestad, Lars ^a  

^a ESBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Capillary refill time; Interobserver reliability; Kappa; Medical admission unit; Vital signs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CAPILLARY REFILL TIME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEX FINGER; MALE; NURSE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAPILLARY; CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; FINGER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; VASCULARIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAPILLARIES; CARDIOVASCULAR NURSING; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 79952902294     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e32833b4fba     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Beecher HK, Semeone FA, Burnett CH. The internal state of the severely wounded man on entry to the most forward hospital. Surgery 1947; 22:627-681.
2. Champion HR, SaccoWJ, Hannan DS, Lepper RL, Atzinger ES, Copes WS, et al. Assessment of injury severity: the triage index. Crit Care Med 1980; 8:201-208.
3. Lobos AT, Menon K. A multidisciplinary survey on capillary refill time: inconsistent performance and interpretation of a common clinical test. Pediatr Crit Care Med 2008; 9:386-391.
4. Anderson B, Kelly AM, Kerr D, Jolley D. Capillary refill time in adults has poor inter-rater agreement. H K J Emerg Med 2007; 15:71-74. (Pubitemid 351711946)
5. Otieno H, Were E, Ahmed I, Charo E, Brent A, Maitland K. Are bedside features of shock reproducible between different observers? Arch Dis Child 2004; 89:977-979.
6. Gorelick MH, Shaw KN, Baker MD. Effect of ambient temperature on capillary refill in healthy children. Pediatrics 1993; 92:699-702. (Pubitemid 23318992)
7. Raju NV, Maisels MJ, Kring E, Schwarz-Warner L. Capillary refill time in the hands and feet of normal newborn infants. Clin Pediatr (Phila) 1999; 38:139-144. (Pubitemid 29135841)
8. Baraff LJ. Capillary refill: is it a useful clinical sign? Pediatrics 1993; 92:723-724. (Pubitemid 23319001)
9. Schriger DL, Baraff L. Defining normal capillary refill: variation with age, sex, and temperature. Ann Emerg Med 1988; 17:932-935.
10. Landis JR, Koch GG. The measurement of observer agreement for categorical data. Biometrics 1977; 33:159-174. (Pubitemid 8054849)
11. Anderson B, Kelly AM, Kerr D, Clooney M, Jolley D. Impact of patient and environmental factors on capillary refill time in adults. Am J Emerg Med 2008; 26:62-65. (Pubitemid 350235849)
12. Strozik KS, Pieper CH, Cools F. Capillary refilling time in newborns-optimal pressing time, sites of testing and normal values. Acta Paediatr 1998; 87:310-312. (Pubitemid 28134271)
13. Brown LH, Prasad NH, Whitley TW. Adverse lighting condition effects on the assessment of capillary refill. Am J Emerg Med 1994; 12:46-47. (Pubitemid 24055923)
14. Schriger DL, Baraff LJ. Capillary refill-is it a useful predictor of hypovolemic states? Ann Emerg Med 1991; 20:601-605.
15. McGee S, Abernethy WB III, Simel DL. The rational clinical examination. Is this patient hypovolemic? JAMA 1999; 281:1022-1029.
16. Pamba A, Maitland K. Capillary refill: prognostic value in Kenyan children. Arch Dis Child 2004; 89:950-955.
17. Evans JA, May J, Ansong D, Antwi S, Safo-Adjei E, Nguah SB, et al. Capillary refill time as an independent prognostic indicator in severe and complicated malaria. J Pediatr 2006; 149:676-681. (Pubitemid 44767692)
18. Leonard PA, Beattie TF. Is measurement of capillary refill time useful as part of the initial assessment of children? Eur J Emerg Med 2004; 11:158-163.