Deriving temperature and age appropriate heart rate centiles for children with acute infections.

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OBJECTIVES: To describe the reference range for heart rate in children aged 3 months-10 years presenting to primary care with self-limiting infections. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of children presenting to primary care with suspected acute infection. Heart rate was measured using a pulse oximeter and axillary temperature using an electronic thermometer. Centile charts of heart rates expected at given temperatures for children with self-limiting infections were calculated. SETTING: Ten gene...

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Authors: Thompson, M; Harnden, A; Perera, R; Mayon-White, R; Smith, L

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Archives of disease in childhood
• Volume: 94
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 361-365
• Publication date: 2009-05-01
• DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.145011
• EISSN: 1468-2044
• ISSN: 0003-9888
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Fever; Acute Disease; Heart Rate; Female; Child; Male; Infant; Reference Values; Cross-Sectional Studies; England; Primary Health Care; Predictive Value of Tests; Age Factors; Body Temperature; Respiratory Tract Infections; Child, Preschool