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

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

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.15, no.6, pp.334-337, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 15 Issue: 6
• Publication Date: 2008
• Doi Number: 10.1097/mej.0b013e3283036cfe
• Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.334-337
• Keywords: axillary, elderly, fever, oral, temperature, tympanic, BODY-TEMPERATURE, ACCURACY, THERMOMETERS
• Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.