Can we trust the new generation of infrared tympanic thermometers in clinical practice?

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 2013, Pages 698-709

  Haugan, Berit ^a   Langerud, Anne K ^a   Kalvøy, Håvard ^a   Frøslie, Kathrine F ^a,b   Riise, Else ^a   Kapstad, Heidi ^c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Core temperature; Infrared tympanic thermometers; Intensive care unit; Rectal temperature; Ward

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; EARDRUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; THERMOMETER;

AGED; BODY TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; THERMOMETERS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 84873568420     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04077.x     Document Type: Article

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