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- Title
[Investigating relationships among five temperature measurement sites in newborns].
- Authors
Lee, Yi-Chien; Liu, Chieh-Yu; Lin, Chia-Chi; Wu, Wei-Wen
- Abstract
Environmental conditions can easily affect the body temperature of newborns because their central nervous system, which helps maintain body temperature, has not yet fully developed. Monitoring changes in newborn body temperature can help prevent harm caused by abnormally high and low body temperatures. Taking rectal temperature readings is the most reliable way to obtain core temperature. However, because inserting a thermometer into a newborn's rectum may cause discomfort and present health risks, this temperature-taking approach is no longer used in clinical settings. The axillary temperature readings now used, including ear and back temperature, have not been empirically verified to accurately reflect core body temperature. Convenient-to-use electronic thermometers have replaced traditional mercury thermometers in the clinic. However, nearly all research done until recent years has employed mercury thermometers for temperature measurement, there is a paucity of research employing electronic thermometers.
- Publication
Hu li za zhi The journal of nursing, 2013, Vol 60, Issue 2, p41
- ISSN
0047-262X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.6224/JN.60.2.41