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. 2008 May 26;170(22):1930-3.

[Methods of first-choice for clinical temperature measurement in Danish hospital wards]

[Article in Danish]
Rasmus Smith  1 , Peter Michael Wøldike, Allan Linneberg
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[Methods of first-choice for clinical temperature measurement in Danish hospital wards]

[Article in Danish]
Rasmus Smith et al. Ugeskr Laeger. .

Abstract

Introduction: The aim was to investigate the methods of first-choice for clinical temperature measurement in Danish hospital wards.

Materials and methods: A questionnaire study involving 444 Danish hospital wards specialised in internal medicine, orthopaedic surgery, abdominal surgery or paediatrics.

Results: 348 hospital wards (78%) responded to the questionnaire. Ear and rectal temperature measurement were the most frequent methods of first-choice in Danish hospital wards (44% and 50%, respectively). There was a statistically significant difference in the method of first-choice between specialties and between the regions of Denmark. Regardless of specialty and region both methods were frequently used as first-choice.

Conclusion: Our results reflect a lack of consensus on the method of first-choice in daily clinical assessment of temperature in Danish hospital wards.

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