How to use capillary refill time

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 111-116

  King, David ^a   Morton, Robert ^a   Bevan, Cliff ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CAPILLARY; CAPILLARY REFILL TIME; DEHYDRATION; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PERFUSION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE; SEPSIS; TIME; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CHILD; INFANT; MICROCIRCULATION; NEWBORN; PALPATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REPERFUSION;

CAPILLARIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIOVASCULAR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICROCIRCULATION; PALPATION; REPERFUSION;

EID: 84889973394     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: 17430593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305198     Document Type: Article

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