Temperature monitoring in the intensive care unit

Abstract

Close monitoring and management of temperature abnormalities are crucial in the critically ill to minimize the physiological and biochemical ill effects of extremes of temperature. In the intensive care unit, core temperature monitoring using either urinary, nasopharyngeal, or esophageal temperatures is recommended. One needs to be aware of the pitfalls and fallacies of other commonly used sites.

Keywords

• Core
• methods
• nasopharyngeal
• esophageal
• sites
• temperature