An observational study of a wireless temporal artery bandage thermometer.

摘要

Accurate and precise temperature measurement, which is an important part of a patient's clinical examination, can be obtained from several locations, including the distal esophagus, rectum, bladder, and pulmonary artery.1'2 However, measuring temperature in these locations is invasive and impractical for most patients.1 A simple reliable accurate and non-invasive method for measuring temperature is needed in clinical practice. Finvers et al. developed a novel non-invasive continuous temperature assessment method using a wireless temporal artery bandage thermometer (WiTAT).3 Given the potential value of WiTAT but the absence of clinical data about its precision and accuracy, we performed a prospective evaluation of the agreement in temperature assessment between WiTAT and an established method of core temperature thermometry (bladder).