Accuracy of temporal artery thermometry in neonatal intensive care infants

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 62-70

  Lee, Gail ^a   Flannery Bergey, Diane ^a   Randall Rollins, Kris ^a   Curry, Diane ^a   Rowe, Sandra ^a   Teague, Megan ^a   Tuininga, Cynthia ^a   Schroeder, Sharon ^a  

^a Exempla Lutheran Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Axillary temperature; Core temperature; Neonates; Rectal temperature; Temporal artery temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPORAL ARTERY; THERMOGRAPHY; THERMOMETER; THERMOREGULATION;

BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT CARE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPORAL ARTERIES; THERMOGRAPHY; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 79952767761     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0b013e3182087d2b     Document Type: Article

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