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SEAN M. McNEELEY, MD When Accuracy Is a Must, Go for Central Thermometers Key point: Peripheral thermometers are not nearly as accurate as central thermometers. Citation: Niven DJ, Gaudet JE, Laupland KB, et al. Accuracy of peripheral thermometers for estimating temperature: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2015; 163:768–777. Temperature measurement is performed at most visits to urgent care centers. Although the data are not always important in clinical decision-making, sometimes they are …

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