The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon
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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg · Oct 2007
Comparative StudyEvaluation of a wireless ingestible temperature probe in cardiac surgery.
CorTemp is a wireless intestinal temperature monitoring system in the form of an ingestible pill and an external receiver. The aim of the study was to evaluate the system's accuracy and practicality during cardiac surgery. ⋯ The significant temperature differences detected during rewarming urge caution regarding CorTemp use as an accurate estimator of brain temperature in cardiac surgery. Further studies are required to assess its potentially useful role as a body core and intestinal temperature monitoring system and as a useful adjunct in investigating bowel ischaemia aetiology in cardiac surgery.