Clinical Performance of Infrared Consumer-Grade Thermometers
Autor: | Rajesh S Kasbekar, Patricia A Hamilton, Robert Monro |
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Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male Adolescent Fever Infrared Rays Thermometers otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine Humans Forehead Child False Negative Reactions General Nursing Analysis of Variance business.industry Infant Newborn Clinical performance Infant Ear General Medicine Temporal Arteries medicine.anatomical_structure Child Preschool Thermometer Female Temporal artery Nuclear medicine business |
Zdroj: | Journal of Nursing Measurement. 21:166-177 |
ISSN: | 1945-7049 1061-3749 |
DOI: | 10.1891/1061-3749.21.2.166 |
Popis: | Background and Purpose: Technology of ear infrared (IR) thermometers has improved. This study compared a modern ear thermometer to forehead or temporal artery thermometers. Methods: Temperatures were measured with a heated-tip ear thermometer, a temporal artery thermometer, 3 forehead thermometers, and a thermistor-based reference thermometer in monitor mode. Results: In 171 subjects, mean bias with the forehead thermometers was significantly higher (p< .001) than with the ear thermometer (0.01 °C ± 0.41 °C). In 64 febrile subjects, bias with the ear thermometer was significantly lower than with 3 of the other thermometers. A false-negative reading was less likely with the ear thermometer (8%) versus the others (55%, 56%, 28%, and 47%). Conclusions: Modern ear thermometry provides more precise measurements closer to those of a reference thermometer and is less likely to give false-negative readings than forehead or temporal artery measurements. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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