The Diagnostic Value of Capillary Refill Time for Detecting Serious Illness in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Capillary refill time (CRT) is widely recommended as part of the routine assessment of unwell children.To determine the diagnostic value of capillary refill time for a range of serious outcomes in children.We searched Medline, Embase and CINAHL from inception to June 2014. We included studies that m...

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Main Authors: Susannah Fleming, Peter Gill, Caroline Jones, James A Taylor, Ann Van den Bruel, Carl Heneghan, Nia Roberts, Matthew Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4573516?pdf=render