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.

Foreign bodies of the ear and nose in children and its correlation with right or left handed children.

Objective: Foreign bodies (FB) of the ear and nose are common findings in the pediatric population. The objective of this project is to present our experience of cases presented to our department and to correlate the insertion of the FB in relation to the child's handedness.

Methods: This project was carried out at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery of "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital (Athens, Greece), between December 2007 and August 2008.