Accuracy, precision and diagnostic accuracy of oral thermometry in pediatric patients.

Purpose: To determine the accuracy and precision of oral thermometry in pediatric patients, along with its sensitivity and specificity for detecting fever and hypothermia, with rectal thermometry as reference standard.

Design And Methods: This method-comparison study enrolled patients aged between 6 and 17 years, admitted to the surgical ward during a 21-month period. KD-2150 and IVAC Temp Plus II were used for oral and rectal temperature measurements respectively.

Associations Between Core Temperature Disorders and Outcomes of Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients.

Background: The few studies of associations between fever and outcomes in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients have conflicting findings. Associations between hypothermia and patient outcomes have not been studied.

Objective: To investigate the incidence and characteristics of fever and hypothermia and their associations with adverse outcomes among PICU patients.

Attitudes toward older people among nursing students in Greece.

Background: The age profile of the population has shifted globally. Age discrimination has been documented, particularly in the areas of health and employment.

Aim: This study aims at examining nursing students' attitudes toward older people and dehumanization of older people among nursing students.

Temporal Artery Thermometry in Pediatric Patients: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Problem: Non-invasive thermometry methods have been used as substitutes for intra-corporeal ones in order to decrease patient discomfort and risk for complications, yet the evaluation of their performance is necessary. Our aim was to synthesize the evidence on the accuracy and precision of temporal artery (TA) thermometry, as well as on its sensitivity and specificity for fever detection.

Eligibility Criteria: This systematic review and meta-analysis included method-comparison studies, which compared TA temperature measurements with invasive thermometry ones, were published between 2000 and 2018, and were conducted on patients aged <18 years.

Fast-track drug approval in inflammatory bowel diseases.

Fast-track drug designation of safe regimens represents an emerging method of development and approval of new medications targeting debilitating diseases including inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The goal of accelerated drug approval pathways is to shorten the time between application and approval of therapies that treat diseases with significant morbidity and mortality. Recently, fast-track drug approval approaches were supported by data deriving from central reading of images, a method of clinical data interpretation that has significantly benefited patients with gastrointestinal disorders.