Temporal scanner thermometry: A new method of core temperature estimation in ICU patients

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-18

  Myny, Dries ^a,c   De Waele, J ^a   Defloor, T ^b   Blot, S ^a   Colardyn, F ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Body temperature; Intensive care unit; Monitoring; Pulmonary artery catheter; Temporal artery thermometer

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HEART OUTPUT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; PULMONARY ARTERY; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPORAL ARTERY; THERMOMETER; THERMOMETRY;

EID: 15844370553     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693300505000106     Document Type: Article

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