Comparison of axillary, rectal and skin-based temperature assessment in preschoolers.
This study describes a clinical comparison of temperatures taken by rectal and axillary routes and by the Clinitemp II fever detector, which is a forehead-adhering strip that measures body temperature. Simultaneous temperatures were taken on a convenience sample of 70 ambulatory preschool children. Readings obtained by the Clinitemp II were found to be similar to those obtained using a rectal thermometer. Recommendations are made for the use of the Clinitemp II fever-detector strip as an acceptable screening alternative for determining body temperature trends in ambulatory children from 1 to 5 years of age.
Martyn
K K
KK
Health Hill Hospital for Children, Cleveland, Ohio.
Urbano
M T
MT
Hayes
J S
JS
von Windeguth
B
B
Sherrin
T
T
D001365:Axilla / Q000502:physiology; D001831:Body Temperature; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012007:Rectum / Q000502:physiology; D012881:Skin Temperature; D013821:Thermometers