Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. · Jan 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialAxillary temperature measurement during hypothermia treatment for neonatal hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy.
To determine the accuracy of axillary temperature relative to core rectal temperature during whole-body therapeutic hypothermia for moderate-to-severe hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy. ⋯ As there is wide variability in the difference between axillary and rectal temperatures at all stages of whole-body cooling, our data do not support the use of axillary temperature as a surrogate for core rectal temperature during therapeutic hypothermia.