Paed Child Healt Can
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Paed Child Healt Can · Sep 2004
Comparison of temporal artery, rectal and esophageal core temperatures in children: Results of a pilot study.
Rectal thermometry correlates with core temperature and represents the criterion standard of measuring temperatures in young children. However, it has numerous disadvantages, and thus, an alternative method of measuring temperature with similar agreement with the core temperature as rectal thermometry is desired. A new, noninvasive temporal artery (TA) thermometer synthesizes the skin surface and ambient temperatures to produce an arterial temperature. ⋯ The TA and esophageal thermometers agree well, and the esophageal-TA and esophageal-rectal temperature agreements are not significantly different.