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Racial bias in temporal (forehead) thermometers🌡
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23% relative reduction in fevers detected in Black patients w/ temporal compared to oral thermometers
Another medical device that could be failing our patients
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Out @JAMA_current @JAMANetwork
ja.ma/3cLF53j
23% relative reduction in fevers detected in Black patients w/ temporal compared to oral thermometers
Another medical device that could be failing our patients
(1)
Cohort: All patients w/suspected infection🦠from 4 hospitals
Paired oral & temporal temperatures within 1 hour of each other🌡️
Eval of association between fever (>38°C) & route of measurement adjusting for age hospital & comorbidities in Black patients & White patients
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Paired oral & temporal temperatures within 1 hour of each other🌡️
Eval of association between fever (>38°C) & route of measurement adjusting for age hospital & comorbidities in Black patients & White patients
(2)
Figure shows odds of fever w/ temporal thermometers (oral = reference) in Black & White patients
Horizontal line at 1.0 = no difference in fevers w/ temporal vs oral
@ varying fever cutoffs Black patients had⬇️odds of having fever detected w/ temporal thermometers
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Horizontal line at 1.0 = no difference in fevers w/ temporal vs oral
@ varying fever cutoffs Black patients had⬇️odds of having fever detected w/ temporal thermometers
(3)
