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Reliability of a tympanic thermometer in measuring temperatures in children after minor ear surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2006

A Pandey ,
D R Ingrams ,
M Jones ,
R Raman  and
N D Marks
A Pandey
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Wales
D R Ingrams
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Wales
M Jones
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Wales
R Raman
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK
N D Marks
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, UK
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Abstract

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Aim: To evaluate the reliability of infrared tympanic thermometry in children who have undergone myringotomy with grommet insertion.

Method: Forty children who had undergone myringotomy with at least one grommet insertion had the tympanic temperature of each ear and the axillary temperature measured on admission and 30 minutes post-operatively.

Result: No difference was found between the pre- and post-operative temperatures measured by either method (p > 0.05, paired t-test, hypothesized difference of 0).

Conclusion: Infrared tympanic thermometry is reliable in monitoring body temperature in children who have had minor ear surgery.

Keywords

Middle Ear VentilationThermometersBody Temperature
Type
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Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 120 , Issue 5 , May 2006 , pp. 375 - 377
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