Tympanic, Infrared Skin, and Temporal Artery Scan Thermometers Compared with Rectal Measurement in Children: A Real-Life Assessment

• Main Authors: Karel Allegaert, MD, PhD (Author), Kristina Casteels, MD, PhD (Author), Ilse van Gorp, RN (Author), Guy Bogaert, MD, PhD (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Elsevier, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Body temperature measurement in children is of clinical relevance. Although rectal measurement is the gold standard, less invasive tools have become available. We aimed to describe the accuracy of tympanic, infrared skin, or temporal artery scan thermometers compared with rectal measur...