Comparison of Tympanic and Rectal Thermometry: Diagnosis of Neonatal Hypothermia in Uganda(Article) Edit
Although newborn body temperature monitoring is not a routine occurrence in labour wards in Uganda, postnatal hypothermia is a significant problem. This study was undertaken to find a convenient and accurate method of measuring body temperature in order to assess the prevalence of neonatal hypothermia in a low-income tropical setting. Tympanic thermometry was compared to rectal thermometry in three hundred newborns up to 90 minutes after birth.
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Anna Bergström, Byaruhanga Romano, Okong Pius
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Mother Kevin Post Graduate Medical School
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