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Capillary Refill

Aka: Capillary Refill, Capillary Refill Time

Protocol
1. Perform in warm Ambient temperature
2. Perform on finger or arm held at heart level (skin over Sternum in infants)
3. Press on skin to cause blanching
4. Measure time in seconds for the blanched skin to return to the same color as surrounding skin
Interpretation
1. Capillary Refill is prolonged if over 2 seconds

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This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 8/31/2010 and last published on 5/10/2012.

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