Hanna and Greenes studied the effect of fever alone on an infant's heart rate. The authors are from Boston Children's Hospital.
Patient selection: infant (age 2 to 12 months) with fever (temperature > 38°C)
Parameters:
(1) heart rate in beats per minute
(2) temperature in °C
heart rate without fever in beats per minute =
= (heart rate measured) - (9.6 * ((temperature) - 38))
