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Continuous Temperature Monitoring Using Bluetooth- enabled Thermometer in Neonates.
Shaik Mohammad Shafijan1, Ashok Chandrasekaran1, Umamaheswari Balakrishnan1
1Department of Neonatology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Indian Pediatrics
|November 15, 2018
Summary
Continuous temperature monitoring using Bluetooth-enabled thermometers (BET) in neonates identified most hypo/hyperthermia episodes, showing good agreement with digital thermometers (DT) for early detection.
Area of Science:
- Neonatal care
- Medical device technology
- Clinical thermoregulation
Background:
- Neonatal hypo/hyperthermia poses significant health risks.
- Accurate and timely temperature monitoring is crucial for neonates.
- Current intermittent monitoring methods may miss critical temperature fluctuations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare continuous temperature monitoring via Bluetooth-enabled thermometer (BET) with intermittent monitoring using a digital thermometer (DT) in neonates.
- To evaluate the efficacy of BET in identifying neonatal temperature instability.
- To assess the agreement between BET and DT in measuring neonatal body temperature.
Main Methods:
- A comparative study involving neonates monitored continuously with BET and intermittently with DT.
- Data collected over 90 baby-days, recording episodes of hypo/hyperthermia.
- Statistical analysis to determine agreement and accuracy between the two monitoring methods.
Main Results:
- Continuous BET monitoring detected 377 hypo/hyperthermia episodes in 90 baby-days.
- 83.8% of BET-detected episodes were confirmed by DT; 16.2% were false alarms.
- BET missed 5 temperature instability episodes; overall agreement between BET and DT was good.
Conclusions:
- Continuous temperature monitoring with BET facilitates early identification of neonatal hypo/hyperthermia.
- BET offers a valuable tool for improving temperature management in neonates.
- Further research may explore optimizing BET algorithms to reduce false alarms.
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