Frida Meyer

My research focuses on how simple clinical tests can be used to enable early identification of circulatory compromise in patients, and how objective measurement methods can strengthen assessments that today are largely based on clinical experience. I work within clinical and experimental medicine, with a particular focus on the capillary refill test as a method for assessing circulation and perfusion in emergency care settings. My research investigates the reproducibility and reliability of the test, both in repeated measurements and between different observers, as well as how its outcomes are affected under conditions of hemodynamic stress. A central component of this work is to study how capillary refill time changes in a controlled model of blood loss, and how these changes relate to microcirculation, perfusion, and tissue oxygenation. By applying bio-optical imaging techniques for the objective quantification of capillary refill time, this research contributes to a deeper understanding of the physiological basis and clinical relevance of the test. The overall aim is to develop more reliable methods for circulatory assessment that can be applied in acute and resource-constrained healthcare settings.