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Good morning, We are having an ongoing discussion with our NICU leadership regarding temperature correction for our NICU patients. We currently correct for temperature for Blood gases in our NICU. This practice is not the standard throughout our hospital system and we have been looking at changing the protocol, Furthermore, the nursing staff has posited questions relating to correction of the temperature based on the site the temp is taken ie. axillary they add a degree, rectal subtract a degree. I realize this is the standard way of temp recording or at least how it is taught. The staff has had inconsistency and questions about using this method for temperature for blood gases and I am wondering what your NICU practice is for blood gases? Thank you for sharing your insight! I greatly appreciate this resource.
Good morning, does the iSTAT manual have anything to say about temp correction? I use the EPOC manual for my temp calculations on all specimen types for gases regardless of age throughout the hospital. We don't specify how the temp is taken or adjust for that. Thanks, Jake image.pngimage.pngimage.png
I was following this question because I was curious what the replies would be. We only temp correct in the NICU for cooling procedures but I never considered *where* the temp was taken on the baby and if it mattered. I'm going to reach out to a few of my NICU partners to ask if their nursing SOP/protocol dictates exactly how the temp should be taken. Mary
