Erschienen in:
18.03.2024 | Editorial
Monitoring capillary refill time in septic shock
verfasst von:
Glenn Hernandez, Paula Carmona, Hafid Ait-Oufella
Erschienen in:
Intensive Care Medicine
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Ausgabe 4/2024
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Excerpt
Capillary refill time (CRT) has been proposed as a marker of tissue hypoperfusion based on physiological and clinical–epidemiological data and is increasingly used as a monitor in shock states and other conditions [
1‐
4]. Indeed, besides being costless and universally available, CRT is a dynamic parameter which changes rapidly in response to hemodynamic interventions, thus making it a suitable bedside tool to monitor and guide septic shock resuscitation [
1]. Unfortunately, specific guidelines to standardize how to estimate CRT do not currently exist. This toolbox aims to provide a practical overview of the fundamentals of CRT assessment to facilitate and optimize its use at the bedside. …