A systematic review of the accuracy of peripheral thermometry in estimating core temperatures among febrile critically ill patients

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 194-199

  Jefferies, Sarah ^a,b   Weatherall, Mark ^b,c   Young, Paul ^b   Beasley, Richard ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND   (New Zealand)

^b CAPITAL AND COAST DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EARDRUM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEVER; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MOUTH; PHYSIOLOGY; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; TEMPORAL ARTERY; THERMOMETER;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CRITICAL ILLNESS; FEVER; HUMANS; MOUTH; RECTUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TEMPORAL ARTERIES; THERMOMETERS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 80053304744     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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