title: Tympanic membrane vs. pulmonary artery thermometry.
abstract: Studies that compare tympanic membrane thermometry with other thermometry methods conflict. Research at this facility suggests clinically significant discrepancies, which preclude expanding its tympanic thermometer use.
authors.affiliation: CSICU, St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network, Bethlehem, Pa., USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fisk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arcona
mesh_terms: D015982:Bias; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002407:Catheterization, Swan-Ganz; D002983:Clinical Competence; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D015588:Observer Variation; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013817:Thermography / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing; D013821:Thermometers / Q000592:standards*; D014432:Tympanic Membrane