Temporal artery temperature measurements versus bladder temperature in critically ill patients, a prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Accurate measurement of body temperature is important for the timely detection of fever or hypothermia in critically ill patients. In this prospective study, we evaluated whether the agreement between temperature measurements obtained with TAT (test method) and bladder catheter-derived temperature measurements (BT; reference method) is sufficient for clinical practice in critically ill patients.

Methods

Patients acutely admitted to the Intensive Care Unit were included. After BT was recorded TAT measurements were performed by two independent researchers (TAT1; TAT2). The agreement between TAT and BT was assessed using Bland-Altman plots. Clinical acceptable limits of agreement (LOA) were defined a priori (<0.5°C). Subgroup analysis was performed in patients receiving

SUBMITTER: Cox EGM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7647096 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature