Comparison of Temperature Measurement Devices in Post Anesthesia Patients

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-48

  Washington, Georgita Tolbert ^a   Matney, Joetta Lynn ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

axillary thermometry; core temperature; oral thermometry; perianesthesia care; research; temperature measurement

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; NEWBORN; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD; THERMOMETER; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AXILLA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHERMIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTH MUCOSA; NURSING ASSESSMENT; POSTANESTHESIA NURSING; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 38349144635     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2007.10.001     Document Type: Article

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