Temperature Measurement in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery and Gynecology Surgery: A Comparison of Esophageal Core, Temporal Artery, and Oral Methods

Calonder, E.; Sendelbach, Sue; Hodges, James S.; Gustafson, C.; Machemer, Carol H.; Johnson, Donna; Reiland, Lori

doi:10.1016/j.jopan.2010.01.006

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“…Our study found that System 1 which was not specifically taking measurements from the inner canthus in fact reported measurements which were closest to the core body temperature measurements (mean difference increase of 0.26 °C). This was an unexpected result, as the literature suggests that the facial skin temperature is generally expected to be lower than the core-body temperature 16 , 23 . This suggests that System 1 is employing a correction algorithm on the measurement results, which may shift the measurements into a more “acceptable” range.…”

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An initial study on the agreement of body temperatures measured by infrared cameras and oral thermometry

Adams

Bucknall

Kouzani

2021

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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the rapid adoption and rollout of thermal camera-based Infrared Thermography (IRT) systems for fever detection. These systems use facial infrared emissions to detect individuals exhibiting an elevated core-body temperature, which is present in many symptomatic presentations of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Despite the rollout of these systems, there is little independent research supporting their efficacy. The primary objective of this study was to assess the precision and accuracy of IRT screening solutions in a real-world scenario. The method used was a single-centre, observational study investigating the agreement of three IRT systems compared to digital oral thermometer measurements of body temperature. Over 5 days, 107 measurements were taken from individuals wearing facial masks. During each entry, two measurements of the subject’s body temperature were made from each system to allow for the evaluation of the measurement precision, followed by an oral thermometer measurement. Each participant also answered a short demographic survey. This study found that the precision of the IRT systems was wider than 0.3 °C claimed accuracy of two of the systems. This study also found that the IRT measurements were only weakly correlated to those of the oral temperature. Additionally, it was found that demographic characteristics (age, gender, and mask-type) impacted the measurement error. This study indicates that using IRT systems in front-line scenarios poses a potential risk, where a lack of measurement accuracy could possibly allow febrile individuals to pass through undetected. Further research is required into methods which could increase accuracy and improve the techniques viability.

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An initial study on the agreement of body temperatures measured by infrared cameras and oral thermometry

Adams

Bucknall

Kouzani

2021

Sci Rep

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“…This study does have some limitations. Although, several studies have found high reliability between temporal artery thermometers and oesophageal temperature monitoring during the peri-operative period in adult patients [22][23][24][25], an external temperature monitor may be considered a limitation. However, it was crucial that we utilize a consistent means of temperature measurement throughout the study.…”

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Examination of intra-operative core temperature in joint arthroplasty: a single-institution prospective observational study

Matos

McSwain

Wolf

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International Orthopaedics (SICOT)

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“…A comparison of oral and temporal artery thermometers against esophageal thermometry found smaller but positive bias for the temporal artery thermometer among patients in surgery ( Calonder et al, 2010 ). An analysis of axillary and temporal artery thermometer compared to oral thermometer in pre and post operative patients found smaller but negative bias for temporal artery thermometer ( Barringer et al, 2011 ).…”

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Are all thermometers equal? A study of three infrared thermometers to detect fever in an African outpatient clinic

Ravi

Vithyananthan

Saidu

2022

PeerJ

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Infrared thermometry has certain advantages over traditional oral thermometry including quick, non-invasive administration and an absence of required consumables. This study compared the performance of tympanic, temporal artery and forehead contactless thermometers with traditional oral electronic thermometer as the reference in measuring temperature in outpatients in a Nigerian secondary care hospital. A convenience sample of 100 male and 100 female adult patients (Mean age = 38.46 years, SD = 16.33 years) were recruited from a secondary care hospital in Kano, Nigeria. Temperature measurements were taken from each patient using the tympanic, temporal artery and contactless thermometers and oral electronic thermometer. Data was analyzed to assess bias and limits using scatterplots and Bland-Altman charts while sensitivity analysis was done using ROC curves. The tympanic and temporal artery thermometers systematically gave higher temperature readings compared to the oral electronic thermometer. The contactless thermometer gave lower readings compared to the oral electronic thermometer. The temporal artery thermometer had the highest sensitivity (88%) and specificity (88%) among the three infrared thermometers. The contactless thermometer showed a low sensitivity of 13% to detect fever greater than 38 °C. Our study shows that replacing oral thermometers with infrared thermometers must be done with caution despite the associated convenience and cost savings.

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Temperature Measurement in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery and Gynecology Surgery: A Comparison of Esophageal Core, Temporal Artery, and Oral Methods

Cited by 31 publications

References 19 publications

An initial study on the agreement of body temperatures measured by infrared cameras and oral thermometry

An initial study on the agreement of body temperatures measured by infrared cameras and oral thermometry

Examination of intra-operative core temperature in joint arthroplasty: a single-institution prospective observational study

Are all thermometers equal? A study of three infrared thermometers to detect fever in an African outpatient clinic

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