Accuracy and precision of noninvasive temperature measurement in adult intensive care patients

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 485-496

  Lawson, Lari ^a   Bridges, Elizabeth J ^a,b,c   Ballou, Isabelle ^a   Eraker, Ruthe ^a   Greco, Sheryl ^a   Shively, Janie ^a   Sochulak, Vanessa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c University of Washington School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STANDARD; THERMOMETER; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THERMOMETERS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 38449105002     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (28)

1. Konopad E, Kerr JR, Noseworthy T, Grace M. A comparison of oral, axillary, rectal and tympanic-membrane temperatures of intensive care patients with and without an oral endotracheal tube. J Adv Nurs. 1994;20(1):77-84.
2. Lim-Levy F. The effect of oxygen inhalation on oral temperature. Nurs Res. 1982;31(3):150-152.
3. Yonkman CA. Cool and heated aerosol and the measurement of oral temperature. Nurs Res. 1982;31(6):354-357.
4. Hasler ME, Cohen JA. The effect of oxygen administration on oral temperature assessment. Nurs Res. 1982;31(5):265-268.
5. Dressler DK, Smejkal C, Ruffolo ML. A comparison of oral and rectal temperature measurement on patients receiving oxygen by mask. Nurs Res. 1983;32(6):373-375.
6. Fallis WM, Gupton A, Kassum D. Determination of oral temperature accuracy in adult critical care patients who are orally intubated. Heart Lung. 1994;23(4):300-307.
7. Giuliano KK, Giuliano AJ, Scott SS, et al. Temperature measurement in critically ill adults: a comparison of tympanic and oral methods. Am J Crit Care. 2000;9(4):254-261.
8. Fallis WM. Oral measurement of temperature in orally intubated critical care patients: state-of-the-science review. Am J Crit Care. 2000;9(5):334-343.
9. Hooper VD, Andrews JO. Accuracy of noninvasive core temperature measurement in acutely ill adults: the state of the science. Biol Res Nurs. 2006;8(1):24-34.
10. Erickson RS, Kirklin SK. Comparison of ear-based, bladder, oral, and axillary methods for core temperature measurement. Crit Care Med. 1993;21(10):1528-1534.
11. Gilbert M, Barton AJ, Counsell CM. Comparison of oral and tympanic temperatures in adult surgical patients. Appl Nurs Res. 2002;15:42-47.
12. Giuliano KK, Scott SS, Elliot S, Giuliano AJ. Temperature measurement in critically ill orally intubated adults: a comparison of pulmonary artery core, tympanic, and oral methods. Crit Care Med. 1999;27(10):2188-2193.
13. Farnell S, Maxwell L, Tan S, Rhodes A, Philips B. Temperature measurement: comparison of non-invasive methods used in adult critical care. J Clin Nurs. 2005;14(5):632-639.
14. Moran JL, Peter JV, Solomon PJ, et al. Tympanic temperature measurements: are they reliable in the critically ill? A clinical study of measures of agreement. Crit Care Med. 2007;35(1):155-164.
15. Hebbar K, Fortenberry JD, Rogers K, et al. Comparison of temporal artery thermometer to standard temperature measurements in pediatric intensive care unit patients. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2005;6(5):557-561.
16. Harioka T, Matsukawa T, Ozaki M, et al. "Deep-forehead" temperature correlates well with blood temperature. Can J Anaesth. 2000;47(10):980-983.
17. Pompei F, Pompei M. Non-invasive temporal artery thermometry. Presented at: Physics, Physiology, and Clinical Accuracy Medical Thermometry for SARS Detection, SPIE Defense and Security Symposium; 2004; Orlando, FL.
18. Carroll D, Finn C, Judge B, Gill S, Sawyer J. A comparison of measurements from a temporal artery thermometer and a pulmonary artery catheter thermistor [abstract]. Am J Crit Care. 2004;13(3):258.
19. Myny D, De Waele J, Defloor T, Blot S, Colardyn F. Temporal scanner thermometry: a new method of core temperature measurement in ICU patients. Scott Med J. 2005;50(1):15-18.
20. Suleman MI, Doufas AG, Akca O, Ducharme M, Sessler DI. Insufficiency in a new temporal-artery thermometer for adult and pediatric patients. Anesth Analg. 2002;95(1):67-71.
21. Fallis WM. Temperature measurements [letter]. Anesth Analg. 2003;96(4):1236.
22. Lefrant JY, Muller L, de La Coussaye JE, et al. Temperature measurement in intensive care patients: comparison of urinary bladder, oesophageal, rectal, axillary, and inguinal methods versus pulmonary artery core method. Intensive Care Med. 2003;29(3):414-418.
23. Terndrup TE, Allegra JR, Kealy JA. A comparison of oral, rectal, and tympanic membrane-derived temperature changes after ingestion of liquids and smoking. Am J Emerg Med. 1989;7(2):150-154.
24. Bland J, Altman D. Statistical methods for assessing agreement between two methods of clinical measurement. Lancet. 1986;1(8476):307-310.
25. Bland JM, Altman DG. Comparing methods of measurement: why plotting difference against standard method is misleading. Lancet. 1995;346(8982):1085-1087.
26. Cattaneo CG, Frank SM, Hesel TW, El-Rahmany, Kim LJ, Tran KM. The accuracy and precision of body temperature monitoring methods during regional and general anesthesia. Anesth Analg. 2000;90(4):938-945.
27. 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(4):286-292.
28. Smith LS. Temperature measurement in critical care adults: a comparison of thermometry and measurement routes. Biol Res Nurs. 2004;6(2):117-125.