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

Table 2 Body temperature of hemodialysis patients measured by the temporal artery thermometer and the internal blood monitor of the dialysis machine for each dataset

Dataset^a	Thermometer^b	Mean BT (°C)	95% CI	p-value^c
A	Temporal Artery	36.7	36.6–36.8	< 0.001
	Dialysis Machine	36.42	36.33–36.51	< 0.001
	Mean Difference	0.27	0.18–0.37
B	Temporal Artery	36.7	36.6–36.8	< 0.001
	Dialysis Machine	36.42	36.33–36.50	< 0.001
	Mean Difference	0.27	0.18–0.37
C	Temporal Artery	36.7	36.6–36.7	< 0.001
	Dialysis Machine	36.49	36.41–36.56	< 0.001
	Mean Difference	0.21	0.13–0.28

BT body temperature
^aA: first measurement only, irrespective of time (n = 94); B: first measurement only, within first 15 min of starting treatment (n = 87); C: all measurements (maximum of 3 per thermometer type), within first 15 min of starting treatment (n = 87)
^bDifference = (TA – DM)
^cPaired t-test comparing the mean temporal artery and dialysis machine temperatures

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