Effect of peripheral I.v. infusion on neonatal axillary temperature measurement
Abrams, L.; Buchholz, C.; McKenzie, N.S.; Merenstein, G.B.
Pediatric Nursing 15(6): 630-632
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0097-9805 PMID: 2616240 Document Number: 340388
To determine whether axillary temperature in an arm with a peripheral IV infusion (PIVI) is significantly different than in the arm without a PIVI in neonates. Twenty-nine neonates ranging in Dubowitz gestational age from 27-42 weeks were selected from Level II and III nurseries. Each had a PIVI in place in an upper extremity. Right axillary, left axillary, and rectal temperatures were taken simultaneously. There was no significant difference between left and right axillary temperatures using a t-test. Either axilla may be used for temperature measurement regardless of PIVI placement.