Comparison of Temporal Artery to Rectal Temperature Measurements in Children Up to 24 Months

Comparison of Temporal Artery to Rectal Temperature Measurements in Children Up to 24 Months

This descriptive study compared temporal artery (TA) and rectal temperature measurements, patient comfort during temperature measurements, and nursing time required to obtain temperature measurements. Study participants ( n = 40) included children 0–24 months old with fever higher than 38°C, admitte...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric nursing Vol. 26; no. 3; pp. 179 - 185
Main Authors: Carr, Elizabeth A., Wilmoth, Michele L., Eliades, Aris Beoglos, Baker, Pamela J., Shelestak, Debra, Heisroth, Kay L., Stoner, Kathryn H.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-06-2011
W.B. Saunders Company/JNL
Subjects:
Body temperature
Body Temperature - physiology
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Female
Fever - physiopathology
Fevers
Hospitalized
Humans
Infant
Male
Measurement
Nursing
Patient Satisfaction
Pediatric Nursing - economics
Pediatric Nursing - methods
Pediatrics
Physical Examination - methods
Physical Examination - nursing
Rectal temperature
Rectum - physiopathology
Studies
Temperature
Temporal Arteries - physiopathology
Temporal artery thermometer
Thermography - economics
Thermography - methods
Thermography - nursing
Thermometers
Time Factors
Toddlers
Veins & arteries
Temporal artery thermometer
Temperature
Toddlers
Children
Hospitalized
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Summary:This descriptive study compared temporal artery (TA) and rectal temperature measurements, patient comfort during temperature measurements, and nursing time required to obtain temperature measurements. Study participants ( n = 40) included children 0–24 months old with fever higher than 38°C, admitted to a freestanding children's hospital in the Midwest. Statistical analysis of 450 paired TA and rectal temperature measurements revealed a 0.776 correlation, mean difference of 0.03°C, and 94.7% of measurements differing by less than 1.0°C. Patient comfort, measured via the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability Scale, was enhanced with TA thermometry compared to rectal. TA thermometry resulted in an 87% savings of nursing time.
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ISSN:0882-5963
1532-8449
DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2009.12.072