Non-contact thermometers for detecting fever: a review of clinical effectiveness
CADTH
Record ID 32016000188
English
Authors' recommendations:
Evidence retrieved from sixteen non-randomized studies and four systematic reviews (SRs) supports the accuracy of tympanic thermometers and, more cautiously, of thermal scanners. Evidence for the accuracy of infrared skin thermometers is equivocal and requires more research. However, the generalizability of the evidence found is questionable.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2014
URL for published report:
http://www.cadth.ca/sites/default/files/pdf/htis/nov-2014/RC0610%20Non-contact%20Thermometers%20Final.pdf
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
Canada
MeSH Terms
- Body Temperature
- Fever
- Infrared Rays
- Thermometers
Contact
Organisation Name:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Contact Address:
600-865 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8 Canada. Tel: +1 613 226 2553; Fax: +1 613 226 5392;
Contact Name:
requests@cadth.ca
Contact Email:
requests@cadth.ca
Copyright:
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH)
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