Table 4 Leads to improve capillary refill time in clinical practice
What are according to you the obstacles for a more widespread use of capillary refill time, n (%) | ||||
The lack of clinical benefit | 78 (18.7) | 67 (21.8) | 11 (10.0) | 0.004 |
The difficulty to obtain a reliable measurement | 197 (47.1) | 146 (47.4) | 51 (46.4) | |
The fact that obtaining a reliable measurement is time consuming | 18 (4.3) | 16 (5.2) | 2 (1.8) | |
The lack of training of non-medical staff | 220 (52.6) | 154 (50.0) | 66 (60.0) | |
The lack of training of medical staff | 161 (38.5) | 134 (43.5) | 27 (24.5) | |
According to you, can non-medical staff, following a dedicated training, handle the measurement of capillary refill time, n (%). | ||||
No | 9 2.2) | 8 (2.6) | 1 (0.9) | 0.148 |
Yes | 375 (89.7) | 271 (88.0) | 104 (94.5) | |
No answer | 34 (8.1) | 29 (9.4) | 5 (4.5) | |
What could, according to you, improve the reliability of capillary refill time in clinical practice, n (%)e | ||||
We should abandon this useless measurement | 20 (4.8) | 20 (6.5) | 0 (0.0) | 0.011 |
CRT should be performed by a trained medical staff | 116 (27.8) | 89 (28.9) | 27 (24.5) | |
CRT should be performed by a trained non-medical staff | 245 (58.6) | 165 (53.6) | 80 (72.7) | |
CRT should be performed by non-medical staff without specific training | 21 (5.0) | 17 (5.5) | 4 (3.6) | |
A specific device that measures CRT should be used | 208 (49.8) | 155 (50.3) | 53 (48.2) | |