Axillary mean (M) temperatures were compared to rectal
and PA temperatures in pediatric patients. Axillary (M =
37.2 ± 0.9 °C) and rectal (M = 37.6 ± 1.1 °C) temperatures
had similar variability (precision) compared to PA
temperatures; axillary measurements had a mean bias was
0.51 ± 0.41 °C (Hebbar et al., 2005)