Reliability of the Infrared and Chemical Dot Temperature Measurement Methods in the Children Admitted in the Pediatric Emergency Unit: A Prospective Study
KUWAIT MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.48, no.2, pp.105-110, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 48 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2016
- Journal Name: KUWAIT MEDICAL JOURNAL
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.105-110
- Keywords: discomfort, emergency, febrile, thermometer, temperature, TEMPORAL ARTERY THERMOMETRY, TYMPANIC THERMOMETRY, RECTAL THERMOMETRY, FEBRILE CHILDREN, YOUNG-CHILDREN, FEVER, ACCURACY, INFANTS, AGE, MANAGEMENT
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the most comfortable measurement closest to rectal measurement of body temperature, which is the gold standard in measurement of core temperature