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Are Digital Oral Thermometer Readings Accurate in Adult Emergency Department Patients?

Background Inaccurate vital signs may lead to inadequate treatment and skew the differential diagnosis in patients presenting to the emergency department (ED), and thus could cause a delay in diagnosis and treatment. Our study sought to evaluate and compare oral and rectal temperatures in patients w...

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Autores principales: Reece, Ryan J, Hughes, Mary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8915671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35340476
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.22047