A comparison of temporal artery thermometers with internal blood monitors to measure body temperature during hemodialysis

Table 1 Characteristics of hemodialysis patients

	n = 94
Age; years (mean (SD))	65 (13.6)
Male: n (%)	59 (62.8)
Diabetes: n (%)	50 (53.2)
Years on dialysis (Median (IQR))^a	4 (2–7)
Site:
1: n (%)	44 (47)
2: n (%)	50 (53)
Dialysis Shift^b
Morning: n (%)	22 (23)
Afternoon: n (%)	37 (40)
Evening: n (%)	35 (37)

Mean (SD) unless stated otherwise
^an = 92
^bDialysis treatments are organized into shifts that commence at the following times: morning: 06:30–07:30 h; afternoon: 12:30–13:30 h; evening: 18:00–19:00 h

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