Threshold for defining fever varies with age, especially in children: A multi‐site diagnostic accuracy study

Autor: Yingjie Liu, Lorenzo Marcos, Aftab Naz, James C Gorsich, Matt Baun, Kristine Hendrickson, Rajesh Kasbekar

Publikováno v: Nursing Open, Vol 8, Iss 5, Pp 2705-2721 (2021)
Nursing Open

Aim The American Academy of Pediatrics and the European Centre for Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine guideline define fever as a temperature >38.0°C for all ages and recommend use of rectal thermometers in children

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https://doaj.org/article/a629b050df9f4b0f802a226a45f90240

Pilot study predicting core body temperatures in hot work environments using thermal imagery

Autor: Rodney G. Handy, Leon F. Pahler, Matthew S. Thiese, Jacob B. Thomas, Camie Schaefer

Publikováno v: Journal of Chemical Health & Safety. 26:75-83

Introduction Heat stress can lead to various health issues that include heat rash, heat exhaustion, heat syncope, cramps, and heat stroke. Core body temperature, a reliable and accepted measurement for heat stress, can only be assessed via invasive m

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchas.2019.08.001

Optimization of the Recommended Time for Rectal Temperature Measurement in Children: An Observational Study

Autor: Qian Zhao, Yanwei Li, Leshan Zhou

Publikováno v: Open Journal of Pediatrics. :139-147

Background: This study aimed to determine the optimum time required to measure rectal temperature in children with mercury-in-glass thermometers. Methods: This cross-sectional observational study involved a random sample of pediatric patients ≤5 ye

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https://doi.org/10.4236/ojped.2019.92015

Tympanic ear thermometer assessment of body temperature among patients with cognitive disturbances. An acceptable and ethically desirable alternative?

Autor: Lisbet Fog, Asger Roer Pedersen, Lena Aadal

Publikováno v: Aadal, L, Fog, L & Pedersen, A R 2016, ' Tympanic ear thermometer assessment of body temperature among patients with cognitive disturbances. An acceptable and ethically desirable alternative? ', Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 766–773 . https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12303

Aim Investigation of a possible relation between body temperature measurements by the current generation of tympanic ear and rectal thermometers. Background In Denmark, a national guideline recommends the rectal measurement. Subsequently, the rectal

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https://doi.org/10.1111/scs.12303

Are Temporal Artery Temperatures Accurate Enough to Replace Rectal Temperature Measurement in Pediatric ED Patients?

Autor: Christine Rodriguez, Marcia Reynolds, Anne Stanton, Laura Bonham, Cheryll Redel, Stephanie Sukosd, Marla Craft, Jessica Lowery, Suzanne Smith, Margaret Gueck, Katherine Hammond

Publikováno v: Journal of Emergency Nursing. 40:46-50

Objective This study examined the accuracy of temporal artery and axillary temperatures compared with rectal temperatures in pediatric ED patients younger than 4 years. Methods A method-comparison study design was used to examine the agreement betwee

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2012.07.007