Journal article
Infrared Thermometry of Newborn Infants
Pediatrics (Evanston), Vol.87(1), pp.34-38
01/01/1991
DOI: 10.1542/peds.87.1.34
PMID: 1984615
Abstract
An infrared thermometer, the FirstTemp, was tested among newborn infants by comparing tympanic membrane temperature measurements in three operating modes, "Cal-tympanic," "Cal-surface," and "Cor-tympanic," with nearly simultaneous tympanic membrane, rectal, and axillary temperature measurements using other standard methods. The FirstTemp underestimated other measurements of body temperature in the "Cal-tympanic" mode and overestimated them in the "Cor-tympanic" mode. In the "Cal-surface" mode, the First-Temp readings were significantly lower than tympanic membrane temperatures measured with a thermistor probe and electronic thermometer (mean difference 0.2°C) but not significantly different from rectal or axillary temperatures. According to these results, the FirstTemp can be used reliably in the "Cal-surface" mode but not in the "Cal-tympanic" or "Cor-tympanic" mode. Its speed and ease of operation offer significant advantages over traditional clinical methods of temperature measurement.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Infrared Thermometry of Newborn Infants
- Creators
- Karen J. Johnson - University of IowaPriya Bhatia - University of IowaEdward F. Bell - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pediatrics (Evanston), Vol.87(1), pp.34-38
- DOI
- 10.1542/peds.87.1.34
- PMID
- 1984615
- ISSN
- 0031-4005
- eISSN
- 1098-4275
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/1991
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Neonatology
- Record Identifier
- 9984353925002771
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