All Children Admitted to the ED, Children With Fever
Conditions
Keywords
Fever, Children
Brief summary
Objective To evaluate the accuracy of data acquisition by Health e pod device in measurement of body temperature, to compare it to a standard body temperature measure equipment About 400 consecutive patients admitted to PEU in Assaf Harofeh Medical Center will compile the Study Population. Basic vital signs will be recorded on admission and during hospitalization as per the PEU policy and not in particular for this study. As a part of routine check-up all admitted patients undergo body temperature measure (oral or rectal - as per the PEU policy and with PEU devices). Following an explanation and patient agreement, eligible patients (and their legal guardian) will sign informed consent and enter the study. The health e pod device will be applied to measure body temperature, immediately after the standard temperature measure has been performed by the PEU professional.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
1 Days to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Signed an Informed Consent by the patients' legal custodian / guardian (and assent by the patient when applicable). * Age 0 to 18 years * Clinically stable patients hospitalized in PEU.
Exclusion criteria
* Implanted pacemaker or defibrillator. * Patients participating in other clinical trail.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Agreament between measurments by Health e pod device and the gold standard reference device. | one year |
Countries
Israel
Contacts
Primary ContactEran Kozer, MD
Outcome results
None listed