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Volume 04
Journal of Neonatal & Pediatric Medicine
Neonatal Nursing Congress 2018
May 14-15, 2018
May 14-15, 2018 Singapore
30
th
Global Experts Meeting on
Neonatal Nursing &
Maternal Healthcare
Does infrared temperature reflect core body temperature? A comparative study on infrared
temperature from different parts of the body with axillary temperature
Varghese Abraham
Christian Hospital Chhatarpur, India
Objective:
To determine the limit of agreement between Non-Contact Infrared Temperature (NCIT) from forehead, chest and
abdomen with Digital Axillary Temperature (DAT).
Design:
Prospective study.
Setting:
Neonatal unit of Christian Hospital Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, India (A mission hospital under Emmanual
Hospital Association, New Delhi).
Methods:
In this study Non-Contact Infrared Temperature (NCIT) from the forehead, chest and abdomen was compared with
Digital Axillary Temperature (DAT) by Bland Altman Plot.
Results:
A total of 211 sets of temperature were recorded from neonates admitted in the Division of Neonatology, Christian
Hospital Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. The DAT agrees well with NCIT chest [mean difference=0.1346, 95% limit of
agreement: (0.08455, 0.1846)] as compared to NCIT forehead and abdomen.
Conclusion:
As compared to the tradition of using NCIT on the forehead, the author suggests the use of NCIT on the chest as
it has more agreement to the core body temperature.
varghesenettaabraham@gmail.comNeonat Pediatr Med 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.4172/2572-4983-C1-003