A comparison of 2 methods of measuring rectal temperatures with digital thermometers

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 146-150

  Nuckton, Thomas J ^a   Goldreich, Daniel ^b   Wendt, Frederick C ^a   Nuckton, John G ^a   Claman, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM; SWIMMING; THERMOMETER; THERMOREGULATION;

ADULT; AGED; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECTUM; SWIMMING; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 0035345424     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2001.10.3.146     Document Type: Review

References (29)

1. Jackson EW, Burger LJ, Sherwood Medical Co assignee. Electronic thermometer with fixed response time. US patent 4 727 500. February 23, 1988.
2. Evaluation: clinical electronic thermometers. Health Devices. November 1972;2:13-24.
3. Erickson R. A Sourcebook for Temperature Taking. San Diego, Calif: IVAC Corp; 1993.
4. Beck WC, St Cyr B. Oral thermometry. Guthrie Bull. 1974;43:170-185.
5. Holtzclaw BJ. Monitoring body temperature. AACN Clin Issues. 1993;4:44-55.
6. Nichols GA. Taking adult temperatures: rectal measurements. Am J Nurs. 1972;72:1092-1093.
7. Schmitz T, Bair N, Falk M, Levine C. A comparison of five methods of temperature measurement in febrile intensive care patients. Am J Crit Care. 1995;4:286-292.
8. Erickson RS, Meyer LT. Accuracy of infrared ear thermometry and other temperature methods in adults. Am J Crit Care. 1994;3:40-54.
9. Rabinowitz RP, Cookson ST, Wasserman SS, Mackowiak PA. Effects of anatomic site, oral stimulation, and body position on estimates of body temperature. Arch Intern Med. 1996;156:777-780.
10. Klein DG, Mitchell C, Petrinec A, et al. A comparison of pulmonary artery, rectal, and tympanic membrane temperature measurement in the ICU. Heart Lung. 1993;22:435-441.
11. Erickson R. Thermometer placement for oral temperature measurement in febrile adults. Int J Nurs Stud. 1976;13:199-208.
12. Erickson R. Oral temperature differences in relation to thermometer and technique. Nurs Res. 1980;29:157-164.
13. Pugh-Davies S, Kassab JY, Thrush AJ, Smith PHS. A comparison of mercury and digital clinical thermometers. J Adv Nurs. 1986;11:535-543.
14. Glantz SA. Primer of Biostatistics. 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 1997:266-271.
15. Bland JM, Altman DG. Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two measures of clinical measurement. Lancet. 1986;1:307-310.
16. Hayward JS, Eckerson JD, Collis ML. Effect of behavioral variables on cooling rate of man in cold water. J Appl Physiol. 1975;38:1073-1077.
17. Timbal H, Loncle M, Boutelier C. Mathematical model of man's tolerance to cold using morphological factors. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1976;47:958-964.
18. Hayward JS, Eckerson JD. Physiological responses and survival time prediction for humans in ice-water. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1984;55:206-211.
19. Nuckton TJ, Claman DM, Goldreich D, Wendt FC, Nuckton JG. Hypothermia and afterdrop following open water swimming: the Alcatraz/San Francisco Swim Study. Am J Emerg Med. 2000; 18:703-707.
20. Advanced Cardiac Life Support. 5th ed. Dallas, Tex: American Heart Association; 1997.
21. Steinman AM, Hayward JS. Cold water immersion. In: Auerbach PS, ed. Wilderness Medicine: Management of Wilderness and Environmental Emergencies. 3rd ed. St Louis, Mo: CV Mosby; 1995:104-128.
22. Hayward JS, Eckerson JD, Kemna D. Thermal and cardiovascular changes during three methods of resuscitation from mild hypothermia. Resuscitation. 1984;11:21-33.
23. Webb P. Afterdrop of body temperature during rewarming: an alternative explanation. J Appl Physiol. 1986;60:385-390.
24. Giesbrecht GG, Bristow GK. The convective afterdrop component during hypothermic exercise decreases with delayed exercise onset. Aviat Space Environ Med. 1998;69:17-22.
25. Severinghaus JW. Temperature gradients during hypothermia. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1959;80:515-521.
26. Ash CJ, Cook JR, Homer LD. The use of rectal temperature to monitor thermal injury of marathon runners in temperate weather. Mo Med. 1990;87:298-303.
27. Mead J, Bommarito CL. Reliability of rectal temperatures as an index of internal body temperatures. J Appl Physiol. 1949;2:97-109.
28. Cranston KE, Kenyon JR. Oral, rectal, and esophageal temperatures and some factors affecting them in man. J Physiol. 1954;126:347-358.
29. Cooper KE, Kenyon JR. A comparison of temperatures measured in the rectum, esophagus and on the surface of the aorta during hypothermia in man. Br J Surg. 1957;44:616-619.