Emergency department rectal temperatures in over 10 years： A retrospective observational study.docVIP

Emergency department rectal temperatures in over 10 years： A retrospective observational study 　　BACKGROUND： Fever in patients can provide an important clue to the etiology of a patients symptoms. Non-invasive temperature sites （oral， axillary， temporal） may be insensitive due to a variety of factors. This has not been well studied in adult emergency department patients. To determine whether emergency department triage temperatures detected fever adequately when compared to a rectal temperature. 　　METHODS： A retrospective chart review was made of 27 130 adult patients in a high volume， urban