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Is tympanic membrane thermometry the best method for recording temperature in children?

Paula L. Dew, RN, DipHE(Child), BSc(Hons) (Child Health Nursing)

Children's Hospital at Home (CHAH) Team, George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton, UK

Tympanic membrane thermometry has become increasingly popular for measuring temperature in children. The aim of this review is to ascertain the most appropriate, research-based thermometry method for use with children in acute healthcare settings. The following are considered:

• Concerns regarding the accuracy of the tympanic membrane thermometer.

• Whether comparison of the tympanic membrane thermometer with temperature measurement at other body sites is appropriate.

• How choice of thermometer may be influenced by children's and nurses' preferences, technique, the age of the child, ear size and children with otitis media, perforated eardrums, cerumen (ear wax), ear pain or grommets in-situ.

• Children's preferences and rectal thermometry in relation to children's rights, which have not been reviewed so far.

Key Words: body temperature • children • evidence-based practice • tympanic membrane thermometry

Journal of Child Health Care, Vol. 10, No. 2, 96-110 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1367493506062550
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