RT Journal
A1 Jaffe AC
T1 Routine assessment of temperature in healthy newborns: Lack of evidence for its clinical utility
JF Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
JO Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
YR 2009
FD March 2
VO 163
IS 3
SP 283
OP 283
DO 10.1001/archpediatrics.2008.556
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpediatrics.2008.556
AB 
Temperature is routinely measured in healthy newborns, with little evidence of its utility. One textbook1 discusses hypothermia and hyperthermia; 2 others do not.2- 3 Prominent guidelines4 recommend recording temperature every 30 minutes until the newborn's condition has remained stable for 2 hours and then observing the infant for signs of illness, including temperature instability; however, instability is not defined in these guidelines. This quality improvement study was designed to provide preliminary data about this issue.