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N S McKenzie
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Potassium supplemented diuretics.
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Effect of peripheral i.v. infusion on neonatal axillary temperature measurement.
UNLABELLED: To determine whether axillary temperature in an arm with a peripheral IV infusion (PIVI) is significantly different than in the arm without a PIVI in neonates. METHOD: Twenty-nine neonates ranging in Dubowitz gestational age from 27-42 weeks were selected from Level II and III nurseries. Each had a PIVI in place in an upper extremity. Right axillary, left axillary, and rectal temperatures were taken simultaneously. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between left and right axillary temperatures using a t-test. CONCLUSION: Either axilla may be used for temperature measurement regardless of PIVI placement.