Table 1.

Summary statistics for implantable microchip and rectal thermometry

Thermometry method	Temperature (°F)		Mean difference between methods	95% Agreement limits (°F)
	Range	Average
Microchip	99.5–103.0	101.4	0.069	−1.82 to +1.96
Calibrated rectal	99.4–103.2	101.4		Not applicable
Microchip	99.2–103.2	101.4	−0.675	−2.19 to +0.84
Common rectal	99.0–102.6	100.7		Not applicable