To evaluate accuracy of mid-forehead (MFH) thermometry compared with digital axilla (DAT) temperatures in infants in newborn intensive care. In all, 783 readings were obtained in 100 infants with a ...

In this study of 12 term gestation infants, approximately 5 to 9 weeks of age, the gradient and relationship between abdominal skin temperature and axillary temperature were highly variable within ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Body temperature is routinely measured as 1 of the 4 “vital signs” and, when elevated, triggers a search for an ...

Abdominal skin and axillary temperatures were monitored continuously over a 24-hour period in 12 healthy term gestation infants, 5 to 9 weeks' postnatal age. Skin probes were adhered with insulated ...

Fever in babies or children under 5 years of age is defined as an oral temperature above 99.5°F (37.5°C), a rectal temperature above 100.4°F (38°C) or an axillary temperature (under the arm) of above ...