ArticleClinical medicine (London, England)2023
Clinical accuracy of infrared temperature measurement devices: a comparison against non-invasive core-body temperature.
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- Cross-sectional analysis of site- and ambient temperature-related variability in noncontact infrared thermometry among healthy Black African adults.The Journal of international medical research · 2026Article
- Multimodal pulse oximeters to support the integrated management of childhood illnesses: A usability and diagnostic accuracy assessment from a multi-country hybrid type 2 study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Numerical Investigation of Microporous Insulation for Power Reduction in Zero-Heat-Flux Thermometry.Micromachines · 2025Article
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- Photothermally Driven Ultrafast Polymerase Chain Reaction: Mechanisms, Nanomaterial Architectures, and System Integration.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2025Review
- Agreement between three noninvasive temperature monitoring devices during spinal anaesthesia for caesarean delivery: a prospective observational study.Journal of clinical monitoring and computing · 2024Observational
- Learning from the past rather than living in it.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2023Article
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Abstract
During the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the implementation of non-contact infrared thermometry (NCIT) became an increasingly popular method of screening body temperature. However, data on the accuracy of these devices and the standardisation of their use are limited. In the current study, the body temperature of non-febrile volunteers was measured using infrared (IR) thermography, IR tympanic thermometry and IR gun thermometry at different facial feature locations and distances and compared with SpotOn core-body temperature. Poor agreement was found between all IR devices and SpotOn measurements (intra-class correlation coefficient <0.8). Bland-Alman analysis showed the narrowest limits of agreement with the IR gun at 3 cm from the forehead (bias = 0.19°C, limits of agreement (LOA): -0.58°C to 0.97°C) and widest with the IR gun at the nose (bias = 1.40°C, LOA: -1.15°C to 3.94°C). Thus, our findings challenge the established use of IR thermometry devices within hospital settings without adequate standard operating procedures to reduce operator error.
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