Comparison of Body Temperature Measured by Non-Contact Temporal Artery Thermometer with Those by Other Methods in Neonates / 대한주산의학회잡지
Korean Journal of Perinatology
;
: 409-415, 2003.
Artigo
em Coreano
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| ID: wpr-29754
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
In this study, we tested the correlation between the body temperature measured by non-contact temporal artery thermometer which has been developed recently and the rectal temperature using conventional glass mercury thermometer, also evaluate the reliability of non-contact temporal artery thermometer by comparing with other methods of temperature measurement.METHODS:
One-hundred-and-seventeen newborn infants who were born at Samsung Cheil Hospital were included in this study. Tympanic and forehead temperatures were taken three times each with tympanic thermometer and non-contact infrared temporal artery thermometer respectively on a newborn infant by two authors. we also measured the rectal and axillary temperatures by using a mercury-in-glass thermometer.RESULTS:
The normal body temperature measured by non-contact temporal artery thermometer was 36.2 +/- 0.22degrees C, and rectal, axillary and tympanic temperatures were 36.8 +/- 0.30degrees C, 36.7 +/- 0.30 and 36.1 +/- 0.27degrees C, respectively. There was a significant correlation between temperatures measured by non-contact temporal artery thermometer and rectal temperature (p<0.01, r=0.891). The differences between repeated measurements by non-contact temporal artery thermometer were significantly less than those by tympanic thermometer (p<0.01).CONCLUSION:
Forehead temperature measured by non-contact temporal artery thermometer is correlated with rectal temperature and has good reproducibility. It can be used to measure body temperature in newborn infants.
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Assunto principal:
Artérias Temporais
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Termômetros
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Temperatura Corporal
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Testa
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Vidro
Limite:
Humanos
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Recém-Nascido
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Perinatology
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
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