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Prolonged capillary refill time and short-term mortality of critically ill patients: A meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND: Prolonged capillary refill time (CRT) is an indicator of poor peripheral perfusion. The aim of the systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the association of prolonged CRT and mortality of critically ill patients.
METHODS: To achieve the objective of this meta-analysis, we conducted a thorough search of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and the Web of Science to identify relevant observational studies with longitudinal follow-up. The Cochrane Q test was utilized to assess between-study heterogeneity, and the I2 statistic was calculated to estimate the degree of heterogeneity. We employed random-effects models to combine the outcomes, considering the potential influence of heterogeneity.
RESULTS: Eleven studies, encompassing 11,659 critically ill patients were included. During follow-up durations within hospitalization to 3 months, 1247 (10.7%) patients died. The pooled results indicated that a prolonged CRT at early phase of admission was significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality (risk ratio [RR]: 1.73, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.39 to 2.16, p < 0.001; I2 = 60%). Subgroup analyses showed that the association was not significantly modified by study design (prospective or retrospective), etiology of diseases (infection, non-infection, or mixed), or cutoff of CRT (>3 s, 3.5 s, or 4 s). The association between CRT and mortality was weaker in studies with multivariate analysis (RR: 1.43, 95% CI: 1.27 to 1.60, p < 0.001; I2 = 0%) as compared to that derived from studies of univariate analysis (RR: 6.27, 95% CI: 3.29 to 11.97, p < 0.001; I2 = 0%).
CONCLUSIONS: Prolonged CRT at admission may be a predictor of increased short-term mortality of critically ill patients.
METHODS: To achieve the objective of this meta-analysis, we conducted a thorough search of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and the Web of Science to identify relevant observational studies with longitudinal follow-up. The Cochrane Q test was utilized to assess between-study heterogeneity, and the I2 statistic was calculated to estimate the degree of heterogeneity. We employed random-effects models to combine the outcomes, considering the potential influence of heterogeneity.
RESULTS: Eleven studies, encompassing 11,659 critically ill patients were included. During follow-up durations within hospitalization to 3 months, 1247 (10.7%) patients died. The pooled results indicated that a prolonged CRT at early phase of admission was significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality (risk ratio [RR]: 1.73, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.39 to 2.16, p < 0.001; I2 = 60%). Subgroup analyses showed that the association was not significantly modified by study design (prospective or retrospective), etiology of diseases (infection, non-infection, or mixed), or cutoff of CRT (>3 s, 3.5 s, or 4 s). The association between CRT and mortality was weaker in studies with multivariate analysis (RR: 1.43, 95% CI: 1.27 to 1.60, p < 0.001; I2 = 0%) as compared to that derived from studies of univariate analysis (RR: 6.27, 95% CI: 3.29 to 11.97, p < 0.001; I2 = 0%).
CONCLUSIONS: Prolonged CRT at admission may be a predictor of increased short-term mortality of critically ill patients.
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