Temperature Probe
Temperature Sensor · Esophageal Temperature Probe · Esophageal Stethoscope with Temperature Sensor · Nasopharyngeal Temperature Probe · Rectal Temperature Probe · Bladder Temperature Probe · Temperature-Sensing Foley · Myocardial Temperature Probe · Septal Temperature Probe
A thin, soft, single-use tube or wire with a temperature sensor at the tip and a lead that plugs into a cable to the monitor. The esophagusih-SOF-uh-gusThe muscular tube that carries food and liquid from the throat to the stomach.esophag/o esophagusFull entry type often has a cuff near the tip that also works as a stethoscope, carrying heart and lung sounds to the anesthesia provideran-us-THEE-zhuh pruh-VY-derThe licensed professional who gives anesthesia and watches over the client's breathing and vital functions during a procedure.Full entry .
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What it’s for
Measures the patient's core temperature continuously during surgery. The anesthesia provideran-us-THEE-zhuh pruh-VY-derThe licensed professional who gives anesthesia and watches over the client's breathing and vital functions during a procedure.Full entry commonly places an esophagusih-SOF-uh-gusThe muscular tube that carries food and liquid from the throat to the stomach.esophag/o esophagusFull entry probe when the length and complexity of a case put the patient at risk of hypothermiahy-poh-THER-mee-uhA body temperature that has fallen below the normal range.hypo- belowtherm/o heat-ia conditionFull entry . Cardiac cases on bypass often watch several sites at once, such as the esophagus, nasopharynxnay-zoh-FAIR-inksThe top part of the throat, behind the nose and above the soft palate.nas/o nosepharyng/o throatFull entry , bladder, rectum and the ventricleVEN-trih-kulOne of the two lower chambers of the heart, or one of the fluid-filled spaces inside the brain.Full entry septumSEP-tumA wall of tissue that divides two spaces or cavities, such as the two sides of the heart or nose.sept/o wall, partitionFull entry , to follow cooling and rewarming. Temperature also helps spot hypothermia and the high fever of sepsisSEP-sisA severe whole-body response to an infection that damages the body's own organs.Full entry or malignant hyperthermiamuh-LIG-nunt hy-per-THER-mee-uhA rare inherited reaction to certain general anesthesia drugs in which the muscles' metabolism speeds up out of control.mal- badhyper- above normaltherm heat-ia conditionFull entry .
Lengths and variants
esophagusih-SOF-uh-gusThe muscular tube that carries food and liquid from the throat to the stomach.esophag/o esophagusFull entry (with or without a stethoscope), esophageal or rectalREK-tulRelating to the rectum, the last part of the large intestine; also, given or measured through the rectum.rect/o rectum, straight-al relating toFull entry , nasopharynxnay-zoh-FAIR-inksThe top part of the throat, behind the nose and above the soft palate.nas/o nosepharyng/o throatFull entry , tympanic, skin, myocardiummy-oh-KAR-dee-umThe thick middle layer of the heart wall, made of heart muscle that contracts to pump blood.my/o musclecardi/o heart-um structureFull entry , and indwelling urinary catheterin-DWEL-ing YUR-ih-nair-ee KATH-uh-terA tube passed through the urethra into the bladder and left in place to drain urine into a bag.Full entry with a sensor in the tip for bladder temperature. Esophageal stethoscope sensors come in 9, 12, 18 and 24 Fr. Axillary or skin probes are used for short cases.
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7 sources
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 12 (Surgery of the Biliary Tract, Pancreas, Liver, and Spleen), p. 347
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 25 (Cardiac Surgery), p. 938 (Table 25.6)
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 26 (Pediatric Surgery), p. 996
- Association of Surgical Technologists. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. Chapter 9 (Surgical Pharmacology and Anesthesia), p. 249
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 13 (Anesthesia, Physiological Monitoring, and Postanesthesia Recovery), p. 257
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