Varghese Abraham
Christian Hospital Chhatarpur, India
Title: Does infrared temperature reflect core body temperature? A comparative study on infrared temperature from different parts of the body with axillary temperature
Biography
Biography: Varghese Abraham
Abstract
Objective: To determine the limit of agreement between non-contact infrared temperature (NCIT) from forehead, chest and
abdomen with digital axillary temperature (DAT).
Design & Setting: Prospective study was conducted in the Neonatal unit of Christian Hospital Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh,
India (A mission hospital under Emmanuel Hospital Association, New Delhi).
Methods: In this study NCIT from the forehead, chest and abdomen was compared with DAT by Bland Altman plot.
Results: A total of 211 sets of temperature were recorded from neonates admitted in the Division of Neonatology, Christian
Hospital Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. The DAT agrees well with NCIT chest [mean difference = 0.1346, 95% limit of
agreement: (0.08455, 0.1846)] as compared to NCIT forehead and abdomen [Figure 1].