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

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Authors

Matthew Thompson · University of Oxford

A Harnden · University of Oxford

Rafael Perera · University of Oxford

Richard Mayon‐White · University of Oxford

Lindsay Smith · Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

D. Ross McLeod · University of Oxford

David Mant ·

Abstract

Age-specific centile charts of heart rates expected at different temperatures should be used by clinicians in the initial assessment of children with acute infections. The charts will identify children who have a heart rate higher than expected for a given temperature and facilitate the interpretation of changes in heart rate on reassessment. Further research on the predictive value of the centile charts is needed to optimise their diagnostic utility.

Topics & Keywords

Influenza Virus Research Studies COVID-19 epidemiological studies Bacterial Infections and Vaccines

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volume 94, Issue 5, pp. 361-365

DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.145011

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