| Literature DB >> 9787697 |
J L Robinson1, R F Seal, D W Spady, M R Joffres.
Abstract
Our objective was to determine the most reliable site for temperature measurement in children. In anesthetized children esophageal temperature readings were closest to those in the pulmonary artery (mean difference 0.1 degree C +/- 0.5 degree C compared with Genius tympanic thermometer (mean difference 0.6 degree C +/- 1.0 degree C), IVAC tympanic thermometer (mean difference 0.8 degree C +/- 1.0 degree C), rectal probe (mean difference 0.7 degree C +/- 1.7 degrees C), bladder probe (mean difference 0.9 degree C +/- 1.4 degrees C), and axillary probe (mean difference 1.3 degrees C +/- 1.3 degrees C).Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9787697 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70067-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Pediatr ISSN: 0022-3476 Impact factor: 4.406