Capillary refill time is a very useful clinical sign in early recognition and treatment of very sick children

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 210-212

  Carcillo, Joseph A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

capillary refill time; sick child; triage

Indexed keywords

INOTROPIC AGENT; LACTIC ACID; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; CAPILLARY FLOW; CAPILLARY REFILL TIME; CHILD; DEHYDRATION; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DEATH; HEART INDEX; HEART OUTPUT; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HEART SURGERY; HEMATOCRIT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORTALITY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; VENOUS OXYGEN TENSION;

CAPILLARIES; CARDIAC OUTPUT; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 84858174802     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e3182231667     Document Type: Editorial

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