Neonatal and Pediatric Medicine
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Abstract

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.com

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