Comparison of Conventional Mercury Thermometer and Continuous TherCom® Temperature Recording in Hospitalized Patients
| Autor: | Pradeepa H Dakappa, Gopalkrishna K Bhat, Ganaraja Bolumbu, Sathish B Rao, Sushma Adappa, Chakrapani Mahabala |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, Vol 10, Iss 9, Pp OC43-OC46 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2249-782X 0973-709X |
| DOI: | 10.7860/JCDR/2016/21617.8586 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Detection of accurate body temperature fluctuations in hospitalized patients is crucial for appropriate clinical decision-making. The accuracy and reliability of body temperature assessment may significantly affect the proper treatment. Aim: To compare the conventional and continuous body temperature recordings in hospitalized patients. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at a tertiary care centre and study included 55 patients aged between 18-65 years with a history of fever admitted to a tertiary care hospital. A noninvasive continuous temperature recording was done using TherCom® device through tympanic temperature probe at tympanic site at one-minute intervals for 24 hours. The conventional temperatures were recorded in the axilla using mercury thermometer at specific time intervals at 12:00 noon, 8:00 PM and 5:00 AM. Peak temperature differences between continuous and conventional methods were compared by applying Independent sample t-test. Intra class Correlation Coefficient (ICC) test was performed to assess the reliability between two temperature-monitoring methods. A p |
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