Influence of low ambient temperature on epitympanic temperature measurement: A prospective randomized clinical study

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Strapazzon, Giacomo ^a   Procter, Emily ^a   Putzer, Gabriel ^b   Avancini, Giovanni ^a   Dal Cappello, Tomas ^a   Überbacher, Norbert ^c   Hofer, Georg ^d   Rainer, Bernhard ^e   Rammlmair, Georg ^c   Brugger, Hermann ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c General Hospital Bressanone   (Italy)

^d General Hospital of Silandro   (Italy)

^e Department of Anaesthesiology ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Core body temperature; Epitympanic temperature; Non invasive temperature measurement; Thermistor thermometer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EARDRUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETER; THERMOMETRY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BODY TEMPERATURE; COLD TEMPERATURE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETERS; THERMOMETRY; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959252935     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13049-015-0172-5     Document Type: Article

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