Unreliability of the infrared tympanic thermometer in clinical practice: a comparative study with oral mercury and oral electronic thermometers

Autor:	E C Hudson, S M Kumaramangalam, D Graham, J G Modell, C R Katholi
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Tympanic Membrane Adolescent Infrared Thermometers chemistry.chemical_element Temperature measurement Bias otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Aged Aged 80 and over Analysis of Variance Cerumen business.industry Significant difference Mouth Mucosa Reproducibility of Results Ear temperature General Medicine Mercury Middle Aged Surgery Mercury (element) Clinical Practice chemistry Thermography Thermometer Female Electronics Nuclear medicine business Electronic thermometers
Zdroj:	Southern medical journal. 91(7)
ISSN:	0038-4348
Popis:	BACKGROUND This study was designed to determine the magnitude and frequency of measurement errors with infrared tympanic thermometers in the clinical setting. METHODS In a convenience sample of 137 adult inpatients, we compared body temperatures measured by a Diatek 9000 Infrared Aural Thermometer and an IVAC 2090 CoreCheck Tympanic Thermometer between themselves, in right versus left ears, and against concurrently measured oral temperatures using both an electronic thermoprobe and conventional glass mercury thermometer. RESULTS There was a significant between-brand difference of 0.6 degrees C (IVAC
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