Continuous Temperature Monitoring Using Bluetooth- enabled Thermometer in Neonates

Indian Pediatr. 2018 Oct 15;55(10):914-915.

Abstract

We aimed to compare continuous temperature-monitoring using Bluetooth-enabled thermometer (BET) and intermittent monitoring by digital thermometer (DT) in neonates. Continuous monitoring using BET identified 377 episodes of hypo/hyperthermias in 90 baby-days; 316 (83.8%) episodes were confirmed by DT and 61 (16.2%) were false alarms. Five episodes were missed by BET. The agreement between digital thermometer and BET was good. Continuous temperature monitoring helps in early identification of hypo/hyperthermia in neonates.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Comparative Study
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Body Temperature / physiology
  • Fever / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Hypothermia / diagnosis*
  • India
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Monitoring, Physiologic / methods*
  • Remote Sensing Technology / methods*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Thermometers*