COMPARISON OF ESOPHAGEAL, RECTAL, AXILLARY, BLADDER, TYMPANIC, AND PULMONARY-ARTERY TEMPERATURES IN CHILDREN

Authors
ROBINSON JL SEAL RF SPADY DW JOFFRES MR
Citation
Jl. Robinson et al., COMPARISON OF ESOPHAGEAL, RECTAL, AXILLARY, BLADDER, TYMPANIC, AND PULMONARY-ARTERY TEMPERATURES IN CHILDREN, The Journal of pediatrics, 133(4), 1998, pp. 553-556
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
The Journal of pediatrics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00223476
Volume
133
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
553 - 556
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3476(1998)133:4<553:COERAB>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Our objective was to determine the most reliable site for temperature measurement in children. In anesthetized children esophageal temperatu re readings were closest to those in the pulmonary artery (mean differ ence 0.1 degrees C +/- 0.5 degrees C compared with Genius tympanic the rmometer (mean difference 0.6 degrees C +/- 1.0 degrees C), IVAC tympa nic thermometer (mean difference 0.8 degrees C +/- 1.0 degrees C), rec tal probe (mean difference 0.7 degrees C +/- 1.7 degrees C), bladder p robe (mean difference 0.9 degrees C +/- 1.4 degrees C), and axillary p robe (mean difference 1.3 degrees C +/- 1.3 degrees C).