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Comparing no-touch and tympanic thermometer temperature recordings.

P Woodrow1, V May, S Buras-Rees

  • 1East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, Canterbury.

British Journal of Nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)
|November 2, 2006
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This study compared tympanic and no-touch temporal thermometers for accurate temperature measurement. Neither thermometer type was found to be equivalent, highlighting the need for further research into optimal clinical thermometry.

Area of Science:

  • Medical Devices
  • Clinical Thermometry
  • Patient Monitoring

Background:

  • Accurate temperature measurement is crucial for patient care.
  • Pulmonary artery temperature is the gold standard but often impractical.
  • Optimal alternative sites and devices for temperature measurement lack consensus.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare the accuracy and equivalence of tympanic and no-touch temporal thermometers.
  • To evaluate temperature readings from different clinical sites using two thermometer types.
  • To determine if these thermometers meet a maximum acceptable difference of 1°C.

Main Methods:

  • 178 simultaneous temperature measurements were collected from five clinical areas.
  • Two thermometer types were used: tympanic and no-touch temporal (oral equivalent).

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  • Bland-Altman analysis was performed on two datasets (oral/core and oral/oral equivalents).

    • Main Results:

    • The tympanic and no-touch temporal thermometers were not found to be equivalent.
    • Tympanic thermometers were adjusted to either oral or core equivalents for comparison.
    • The study focused on a simple comparison between the two devices.

    Conclusions:

    • This research indicates that tympanic and no-touch temporal thermometers are not interchangeable.
    • Further studies are required to establish the accuracy and clinical utility of non-invasive thermometers.
    • The study could not determine which thermometer type is more accurate.