- Etiology: Placed in patients who require monitoring of core body temperature in cardiac surgery or in cooling treatment for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
- Imaging: Correct position of the esophageal temperature probe tip is in the distal esophagus
- Note: Sometimes you may see an additional temperature probe placed with its tip in an axillary position
- Note: Sometimes you may see a temperature probe placed with its tip in the rectum
- DDX: Nasogastric tube, transesophageal echocardiogram probe, Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) tube, esophageal pH probe
- Complications: Malposition of the esophageal temperature probe tip too high in the esophagus, malposition of the esophageal temperature probe tip too low in the stomach, perforation of the esophagus during placement of the esophageal temperature probe
- Treatment: Repositioning or replacement of malpositioned esophageal temperature probe
- Clinical: