Open AccessMeasurement of body temperature in postsurgical children: Comparisons of infrared nonskin contact digital thermometer, skin contact digital thermometer, and mercury in glass thermometer
Author(s) -
Mitul Jasani,
Alpa Jasani,
Abhi Shah,
Amar Shah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_188_20
Subject(s) - thermometer , medicine , infrared thermometer , skin temperature , surgery , limits of agreement , nuclear medicine , infrared , biomedical engineering , optics , physics , quantum mechanics
Postoperative fever is known to occur after all surgical procedures irrespective of the type of anesthesia. Thermometry devices that work without touching or disturbing the child seem to be appreciated more than the conventional skin contact thermometers. However, whether this technology is reliable to be adapted for routine pediatric surgical care is debatable.