Comparison between rectal and infrared skin temperature in the newborn.
The reliability of measurement of body temperature using a new infrared skin thermometer was evaluated in 107 newborns. The use of the device was associated with low operator-related variability and acceptable limits of agreement with the temperature measured with a rectal mercury thermometer. Use of the infrared skin thermometer is a comfortable and reliable way of measurement of body temperature in newborns.
D001831:Body Temperature / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D012007:Rectum / Q000502:physiology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012384:Rome; D012881:Skin Temperature / Q000502:physiology; D013817:Thermography / Q000295:instrumentation; D013821:Thermometers