Diagnostic Accuracy of Body Temperature Measurement in Geriatric Patients

CompletedOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

427

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2012

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2012

Conditions
FeverInfection
Interventions
OTHER

rectal, tympanal and temporal artery thermometry

"Temperature measurement was done once in all patients included within the first hour of patients´presentation to the emergency department.~Tympanal measurement was carried out by the use of infrared ear thermometry, temporal artery thermometry was done using infrared technology as well."

Trial Locations (1)

90419

Klinikum Nürnberg, emergency department, Nuremberg

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Klinikum Nürnberg

OTHER

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