Esophageal and rectal temperatures as estimates of core temperature during therapeutic whole-body hypothermia.
We monitored whole-body cooling concurrently by both esophageal and rectal probes. Esophageal temperature was significantly higher compared with simultaneous rectal temperature during cooling, with a temperature gradient ranging from 0.46 to 1.03°C (median, 0.8°C; IQR, 0.6-0.8°C). During rewarming, this temperature difference disappeared.
Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0254, USA. subratas@med.umich.edu
Subrata
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Sarkar
Steven M
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Indira
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Bhagat
Ronald E
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Dechert
John D
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Barks
D001831:Body Temperature; D004947:Esophagus; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007036:Hypothermia, Induced / Q000379:methods*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012007:Rectum