A Comparison of The Temperature Measure by Nasal Temperature Probe, Infrared Forehead Skin Thermometer and Infrared Tympanic Thermometer in General Anesthesia Patients

Authors

  • Nonlaphan Na songkhla Department of Anesthesia, Trang hospital

Keywords:

a nasal tube body thermometer, an infrared forehead skin thermometer, an infrared ear thermometer, surgical patients

Abstract

Background: During a previous COVID-19 virus outbreak, inserting a nasal probe to measure temperature in surgical patients undergoing general anesthesia posed a risk of infection spread. Non-contact body temperature measurement is therefore an alternative method for monitoring the body temperature of patients during surgery.

Objective: to compare body temperature measure by the nasal core temperature method, infrared forehead skin thermometer , and infrared tympanic thermometer

Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental research involved 216 surgical patients under general anesthesia. The tools used in the research were: 1) The experimental tool was a nasal tube body thermometer, a forehead skin thermometer, and an infrared tympanic thermometer. 2) a recorder of data. By simultaneously measuring the temperature using all three methods and taking readings

Results: A nasal tube body thermometer, a forehead skin thermometer, and an infrared tympanic thermometer in surgical patients receiving general anesthesia at 1 and 30 minutes were significantly different when considering the pairwise temperature difference between the nasal and tympanic core temperature measurements. The mean temperature was found to be not significantly different (p =.787). The result of temperature difference between nasal and skin, tympanic and skin were significantly different ( p < 0.001 )

Conclusions: Tympanic temperature measurements in surgical patients undergoing general anesthesia are similar to nasopharyngeal temperature measurements commonly used in surgical patients.

Keywords: a nasal tube body thermometer, an infrared forehead skin thermometer, an infrared ear thermometer, surgical patients

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2023-06-30

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Na songkhla N. A Comparison of The Temperature Measure by Nasal Temperature Probe, Infrared Forehead Skin Thermometer and Infrared Tympanic Thermometer in General Anesthesia Patients. MNST Med J [internet]. 2023 Jun. 30 [cited 2026 Jan. 18];7(1):55-66. available from: https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/MNSTMedJ/article/view/264533