Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE, sa.3, ss.169-173, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)
Aim The aim of the study was define the normal values of tympanic and axillary body temperature in healthy children. Methods This observational cross-sectional study was performed in healthy children aged 0 to 17 years who visited the ambulatory general pediatric of Istanbul Medical Faculty. Results Of 1364 children, 651 (47.7%) were girls and 713 were boys, the mean (SD, range) age was 72.5 (53.6, 1-204) months. The mean (SD) axillary body temperature was 36.04 degrees C (0.46 degrees C; minimum, 35.0 degrees C; maximum, 37.6 degrees C). The 95th and 99th percentiles were 36.8 degrees C and 37.0 degrees C, respectively. The mean (SD) tympanic body temperature was 36.91 degrees C (0.46 degrees C; minimum, 35.15 degrees C; maximum, 37.9 degrees C). The 95th and 99th percentiles were 37.6 degrees C and 37.8 degrees C, respectively. There were statistically significant differences between sexes for only tympanic body temperatures. Both axillary and tympanic body temperatures were statistically higher in 0 to 2 months compared with other age groups. For this age group, the 99th percentile was 37.5 degrees C for axillary and 37.85 degrees C for tympanic temperature. Conclusions Axillary and tympanic body temperatures should be considered as fever when they are more than 37.0 degrees C and 37.8 degrees C, respectively. For 0 to 2 months, fever is 37.5 degrees C and 37.85 degrees C in axillary and tympanic temperatures, respectively.