Accuracy of Temporal Artery Thermometry as an Indicator of Core Body Temperature in Patients Receiving General Anesthesia

To evaluate the agreement of temporal artery temperature (Tat) with esophageal temperature (Tes) and oral temperature (Tor), and explore potential factors associated with the level of agreement between the thermometry methods in different clinical settings.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - July 19, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Grace J. Paik, Hiroko Henker, Susan Sereika, Sheila Alexander, Kathleen A. Piotrowski, Nicole Appel, Li Meng, Nicholas Bircher, Richard Henker Tags: Original Article Source Type: research