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Siva Bhavani
@bhavani_md
Pulmonary and Critical Care Physician Data Science and Sepsis Research Assistant professor @EmoryDeptofMed
Sep 6, 2022 • 6 tweets • 5 min read
Racial bias in temporal (forehead) thermometers🌡

Out @JAMA_current @JAMANetwork

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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

(1) Image 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

(2)