Evaluation of Automated Finger Compression for Capillary Refill Time Measurement in Pediatrics

• Published in: Pediatric emergency care Vol. 40; no. 8; p. 586
• Main Authors: Nickel, Amanda J, Jiang, Shen, Napolitano, Natalie, Donoghue, Aaron, Nadkarni, Vinay M, Nishisaki, Akira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2024
• Subjects: Automation; Capillaries - physiology; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Fingers - blood supply; Humans; Infant; Male; Monitoring, Physiologic - instrumentation; Monitoring, Physiologic - methods; Pressure; Pulsatile Flow - physiology; Shock - diagnosis; Shock - physiopathology; Shock - therapy

Early shock reversal is crucial to improve patient outcomes. Capillary refill time (CRT) is clinically important to identify and monitor shock in children but has issues with inconsistency. To minimize inconsistency, we evaluated a CRT monitoring system using an automated compression device. Our obj...