Oral, axillary, and tympanic temperature measurements in older and younger adults with or without fever

ONUR Ö. E., Guneysel O., AKOĞLU H., Aydin Y., DENİZBAŞI ALTINOK A.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.15, sa.6, ss.334-337, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • 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.