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  • Title: Reliability of a tympanic thermometer in measuring temperatures in children after minor ear surgery.
    Author: Pandey A, Ingrams DR, Jones M, Raman R, Marks ND.
    Journal: J Laryngol Otol; 2006 May; 120(5):375-7. PubMed ID: 16696875.
    Abstract:
    AIM: To evaluate the reliability of infrared tympanic thermometry in children who have undergone myringotomy with grommet insertion. METHOD: Forty children who had undergone myringotomy with at least one grommet insertion had the tympanic temperature of each ear and the axillary temperature measured on admission and 30 minutes post-operatively. RESULT: No difference was found between the pre- and post-operative temperatures measured by either method (p > 0.05, paired t-test, hypothesized difference of 0). CONCLUSION: Infrared tympanic thermometry is reliable in monitoring body temperature in children who have had minor ear surgery.
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