Comparison of Three Methods of Taking Temperatures in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit

Comparison of Temporal Artery, Axillary, and Rectal Temperatures in Preterm Infants in the NICU

Preterm infants will have their body temperature measured by three different devices in order to evaluate whether the newest device, a temporal artery scanning thermometer, is accurate for patients in the preterm period.

Inclusion Criteria:

• preterm infants corrected to 30-35 weeks gestation
• current incubator set on air control between 28-30 degrees centigrade

Exclusion Criteria:

• infants <30 and >35 weeks gestation
• infants requiring > 30 degrees centigrade in incubator on air control
• infants currently not in an incubator