Oral, axillary, and tympanic temperature measurements in older and younger adults with or without fever
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.15, sa.6, ss.334-337, 2008 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2008
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/mej.0b013e3283036cfe
- Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.334-337
- Anahtar Kelimeler: axillary, elderly, fever, oral, temperature, tympanic, BODY-TEMPERATURE, ACCURACY, THERMOMETERS
- Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives The purpose of this study was to compare the results of body temperature obtained by a nurse with standard mercury thermometers from axillary and oral regions with the results of infrared tympanic thermometer in febrile and afebrile patients/in older and younger adults with or without fever, and to determine whether tympanic measures are suitable for use in the elderly population.