Translating best practices in assessing capillary refill

Authors

Marlene Dufault, University of Rhode Island
Barbara Davis, Newport Hospital
Dorothy Garman, Newport Hospital
Rose Hehl, Newport Hospital
Jeanne Henry, Salve Regina University
Mary Lavin, University of Rhode Island
Joann Barnes-Mullaney, Salve Regina University
Patricia Stout, University of Rhode Island

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

3-1-2008

Abstract

Purpose: A research roundtable was held in an urban community hospital in the United States to determine the strength, usefulness, and feasibility of empirical and clinical evidence evaluated in a systematic review assessing capillary refill. Approach: The roundtable was undertaken to provide an additional dimension for the development of a best-practice guideline. Current practices and policies in this acute care hospital were examined concerning the strength of the evidence. Conclusions and Recommendations: Isolated performance of capillary refill assessment is of limited value and no nursing interventions rely solely on this measure. Future research should be directed toward evaluation and comparative analyses of alternate methods of evaluating peripheral perfusion. © 2008 Sigma Theta Tau International.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Volume

5

Issue

1

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Dufault, Marlene, Barbara Davis, Dorothy Garman, Rose Hehl, Jeanne Henry, Mary Lavin, Joann Barnes-Mullaney, and Patricia Stout. "Translating best practices in assessing capillary refill." Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing 5, 1 (2008): 36-44. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6787.2008.00110.x.