Wireless infrared thermometer in the follow-up of finger temperatures
| Autor: | Outi Kaarela, Sauli Kujala, Pasi Ohtonen, N. Ruopsa, Jorma Ryhänen |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Temperature monitoring Microsurgery Infrared Infrared Rays Thermometers Cryometer Finger temperature Sensitivity and Specificity Mean difference Fingers Postoperative Complications Ischemia Reference Values Finger Injuries medicine Wireless Humans business.industry Equipment Design Surgery Infrared thermometer Thermometer Replantation business Skin Temperature Biomedical engineering |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of hand surgery, European volume. 34(4) |
| ISSN: | 2043-6289 |
| Popis: | After replantation surgery it is helpful to use temperature monitoring in order to detect vascular problems early. One of the methods currently employed is to use a thermometer with a wired probe attached to the tissue being monitored. An infrared wireless thermometer, commonly used in industry, measures temperatures of surfaces without actually touching them. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of infrared wireless thermometer technology for monitoring finger temperature. Finger temperatures of 38 volunteers were measured using the infrared wireless thermometer. A traditional wired thermometer was used as control. The measurements of both thermometers were similar when the temperature was 31.5 degrees and over, with no statistical differences (mean difference 0.06 degrees , P=0.521). At lower temperatures, however, the wireless infrared thermometer showed slightly lower temperature values (mean difference 1.01 degrees , P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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