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KMID : 0377619740260040490
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Korean Jungang Medical Journal
1974 Volume.26 No. 4 p.490 ~ p.496
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Optimum Placement Time for Maximum Body Temperature
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Abstract
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This study was attempted to clarify the oral, axillar and anal temperaturetaking time for adults, children and the newborns, the relationship betweenthe sex and the site of temperature taking. For this study, 448 adult patients, 88 children and 86 newborn infants admitted at the St. Mary´s Hospital duringthe period of November 5, 1973 to February 5, 1974 were observed. The room_ temperature of adult´s and children´s unit ranged from 21°C to 23°C, and thenursery 26°C to 28°C.
For each adult, oral and axillar temperature was taken at the same time to-observe optimum placement time and maximum temperature. 111 subjects (45 male and 66 female) with oral temperature higher than 99.5°F were selected: and compared between male and female in thermometer placement time.
For each child, anal, oral and axillar temperature was taken at the same time to observe and to compare the differences between optimal placement time and temperature. Anal, oral, axillar thermometer placement time between sexeswere also compared.
For newborn infants, anal temperature only was indicated to observe optimum placement time and to compare the differences with thermometer placement time.. The study results reviewed as follows.
1) Adult
1D 448 subjects required 1 to 11 minutes in oral, 5 to 22.5 minutes in axillar to reach their maximum temperature reading. Optimum placement time was7 minutes in oral and 15 minutes in axillar.
Q Oral temperature of the adults with the temperature above 99.5°F was1°F higher than axillar temperature in average.
03 There was no significant differences in oral and axillar temperature placement time between male and female.
2) Children
O 88 subjects required 1 to 7 minutes in anal, 1 to 11 minutes in oral and 5 to 25 minutes in axillar to reach their maximum temperature readings.-Optimum placement time was . 4 °minutes in -anal, 7 minutes in- oral and 15 minutes in axillar.
® Anal temperature was 0.5°F higher than oral temperature, 0.8°F higher in male, 1.1°F higher in female than axillar temperature.
(ZThere was a significant differences between male and female in anal temperature placement time- (t=2.02, df=86, p<0.05). Non significant: differences was found between male and. female in oral and axillar temperature placement time. 0.4°F mean difference was shown between 3 minutes and 4 minutes reading in anal temperature taking. 0.5°F mean difference was shown between 3 minutes and 7 minutes reading in oral temperature taking.
3), Newborn Infants
Q 38% of newborn infants reached their maximum readings after 1 minute, 79.´1% after 2 minutes, 96.5% after 3 minutes.
(Q There was no significant difference between male and female in, anal temperature placement time (t=0.62, df=84.p>0. 05).
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