Reliability of a tympanic thermometer in measuring temperatures in children after minor ear surgery.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the reliability of infrared tympanic thermometry in children who have undergone myringotomy with grommet insertion.


METHODS
Forty children who had undergone myringotomy with at least one grommet insertion had the tympanic temperature of each ear and the axillary temperature measured on admission and 30 minutes post-operatively.


RESULTS
No difference was found between the pre- and post-operative temperatures measured by either method (p > 0.05, paired t-test, hypothesized difference of 0).


CONCLUSIONS
Infrared tympanic thermometry is reliable in monitoring body temperature in children who have had minor ear surgery.
Pandey
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Wales. anitapandey13@hotmail.com
Ingrams
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Jones
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Raman
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Marks
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D001365:Axilla / Q000503:physiopathology; D001831:Body Temperature; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008876:Middle Ear Ventilation; D010034:Otitis Media with Effusion / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013817:Thermography; D013821:Thermometers; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000503:physiopathology*