Different Modes of Temperature Measurement in the Emergency Department

HaEmek Medical Center, Israel

Status and phase: Withdrawn; Phase 3

Conditions: Sepsis

Treatments: Other: temperature measuremts

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01801020

EMC-107-12CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Introduction: Temperature measurement is a crucial and integral element in the assessment of the emergency department patients. The basis of triage and treatment is often directly influenced by temperature measurement. The finding of hyper/hypothermia may differentiate between a simple urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis, or in more extreme cases may discern "weakness" in the elderly from sepsis. This brief encounter of temperature measurement may be paramount to the medical treatment of the emergency department patient. The investigators will explore the different modes of temperature measurements in emergency department patients.

Full description

Temperature measurement is a crucial and integral element in the assessment of the emergency department patients. The basis of triage and treatment is often directly influenced by temperature measurement. The finding of hyper/hypothermia may differentiate between a simple urinary tract infection and pyelonephritis, or in more extreme cases may discern "weakness" in the elderly from sepsis. This brief encounter of temperature measurement may be paramount to the medical treatment of the emergency department patient.We will explore the different modes of temperature measurements in emergency department patients. We will check which temperature measurement is beneficial.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients who arrive to the emergency department

Exclusion criteria

• patients who refuse

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 1 patient group

temperature measuremts

Experimental group

Description:

A temporal artery measurement will be taken from two points a strait line across the forehead and an additional measurement behind the earlobe. In addition tympanic temperature will be measured.

Treatment:

Other: temperature measuremts

Other: temperature measuremts