All issues > Volume 32(12); 1989

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1989;32(12):1632-1636. Published online December 31, 1989.

Study on the Temperature Measurement in the Newborn Infants.

Eun Saing Jee¹, Young Pyo Chang¹, Jung Hwan Choi¹, Chong Ku Yun¹, Yong Ran Kim², Myoung Sook Lee²

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
²Depatment of Nursing, Seoul National Universty Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Received: June 15, 1989;  Accepted: September 26, 1989.

Abstract

We measured body temperatures and stabilization times of 100 term and 52 preterm infants at four sites. The sites were core, aural, rectal and axilla in order of degree of temperature. There was significant difference between term and preterm infants (term infant higher, p<0.001). Mean difference between axillary and rectal temperatures was 0.501C(rectal higher). Mean difference between rectal and core temperatures was 0.10lC(core higher). Stabilization time for rectal tempera- tures by mercury-in-glass thermometer was more than 4 minutes.

Keywords :Body Temperatures, Newborn Infants