Performance of non‐contact infrared thermometer for detecting febrile children in hospital and ambulatory settings

Abstract

Non-contact infrared thermometer may be taken into consideration when assessing body temperature in children aged > one month in hospital or ambulatory.

Clinical accuracy of non-contact infrared thermometer from umbilical region in children: A new side

“…But each method has its own advantages and disadvantages 19 . There is also disagreement about the optimal anatomic site for measuring body temperature [13][14][15] . Although infrared measurements from forehead is quick, sometimes it would be impossible to have a correct measurement especially when a child does not fix his head in front of the device for a sufficient amount of time to get a proper measurement in a crowded emergency room.…”

“…But this method is time consuming, requiring special attention for 3 to 5 minutes to have a satisfactory measurement. So a non-contact, quick, hygienic, simple, accurate and inexpensive method would be more appropriate in pediatric practice 14 . Tympanic and forehead measurements often but not always seem to be more appropriate and easy to apply because sick children with high fever are generally agitated and do not do what caregiver want (e.g.…”

Non-contact infrared thermometers for measuring temperature in children: primary care diagnostic technology update

“…2 The Thermofocus 0800 detected fever with a sensitivity of 89% and specificity of 90%. Readings were strongly correlated with axillary temperatures (r 2 = 0.837, P<0.001).…”

“…Performance may be improved by taking an average of repeated measurements, allowing sufficient time for children's temperature to stabilise and taking temperature when children are not emotionally distressed. [2][3][4] NCITs may be of particular value to parents, carers and healthcare professionals when measuring temperature in children while they are sleeping and in children who cannot tolerate other thermometers. In three studies, Thermofocus thermometers caused significantly less distress to children than mercury in-glass 2,4 or electronic 3 thermometers.…”

Correlation of Handheld Infrared Skin Thermometer and Infrared Videothermography Device for Measurement of Corneal Temperature

“…Their accuracy has been proved with several research in the literature. [15][16][17] In our study, we aimed to investigate the correlation of the handheld infrared skin thermometer and the infrared videothermography device for the measurement of the corneal temperature.…”