title: [Infrared tympanic thermometry--worse than reported?].
abstract: A comparison of parallel measurements of body temperature with infrared tympanic thermometry (First Temp 2000A) in both ears and with rectal mercury thermometer were performed in 100 patients with stroke (n = 60) or spinal cord injury (n = 40). Agreement between the two methods of temperature determination was assessed by calculating limits of agreement within which 95% (+/- 2 SD) of the individual differences would fall. Ear temperature was on average 0.3 +/- 1.0 (2 SD) degrees C above rectal temperature (p < 0.01). The upper and lower limits of agreement between the two methods were -0.7 degrees C and +1.3 degrees C, respectively. Mean difference between ear temperature in right and left ear was 0.0 +/- 0.7 (2 SD) degrees C. According to these results tympanic membrane temperature measured with First Temp 2000A appears to give clinical significant erroneous readings, and should be used with caution.
authors.affiliation: Sunnaas sykehus, Nesoddtangen.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fremstad
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Anke
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Stanghelle
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007259:Infrared Rays; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013817:Thermography / Q000379:methods*; D013821:Thermometers; D014432:Tympanic Membrane
vernacular_title: Infrarød tympanisk termometri--dårligere enn sitt rykte?