title: Comparison of esophageal, rectal, axillary, bladder, tympanic, and pulmonary artery temperatures in children.
abstract: Our objective was to determine the most reliable site for temperature measurement in children. In anesthetized children esophageal temperature readings were closest to those in the pulmonary artery (mean difference 0.1 degree C +/- 0.5 degree C compared with Genius tympanic thermometer (mean difference 0.6 degree C +/- 1.0 degree C), IVAC tympanic thermometer (mean difference 0.8 degree C +/- 1.0 degree C), rectal probe (mean difference 0.7 degree C +/- 1.7 degrees C), bladder probe (mean difference 0.9 degree C +/- 1.4 degrees C), and axillary probe (mean difference 1.3 degrees C +/- 1.3 degrees C).
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Seal
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Spady
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Joffres
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001158:Arteries / Q000502:physiology*; D001366:Axillary Artery / Q000502:physiology*; D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004947:Esophagus / Q000098:blood supply*; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000502:physiology*; D012007:Rectum / Q000098:blood supply*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000098:blood supply*; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000098:blood supply*