Esophageal and Rectal Temperatures as Estimates of Core Temperature during Therapeutic Whole-Body Hypothermia

We monitored whole-body cooling concurrently by both esophageal and rectal probes. Esophageal temperature was significantly higher compared with simultaneous rectal temperature during cooling, with a temperature gradient ranging from 0.46 to 1.03°C (median, 0.8°C; IQR, 0.6-0.8°C). During rewarming,...

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Published inThe Journal of pediatrics Vol. 162; no. 1; pp. 208 - 210
Main Authors Sarkar, Subrata, MD, Donn, Steven M., MD, Bhagat, Indira, MD, Dechert, Ronald E., RRT, DRPH, Barks, John D., MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 2013
Mosby, Inc
Subjects
Body Temperature
cooling
Esophagus
Female
Humans
hypothermia
Hypothermia, Induced - methods
Infant, Newborn
Male
Pediatrics
Rectum
Whole-body cooling
Neonatal Research Network
NICHD
WBC
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NRN
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Summary:We monitored whole-body cooling concurrently by both esophageal and rectal probes. Esophageal temperature was significantly higher compared with simultaneous rectal temperature during cooling, with a temperature gradient ranging from 0.46 to 1.03°C (median, 0.8°C; IQR, 0.6-0.8°C). During rewarming, this temperature difference disappeared.
Bibliography:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.08.039
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ISSN:0022-3476
1097-6833
DOI:10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.08.039