Review Article

Development of Cardiovascular Indices of Acute Pain Responding in Infants: A Systematic Review

Table 9

Mean and standard deviations for maximum heart rate in response to acute pain at less than 7 postnatal days.

Gestational ageReferenceMaximum HR (bpm)SD

37–42 weeksCampos [38]192.0011.80
de Jesus et al. [41]149.00N/A
Owens and Todt [61]179.4013.40
Singh et al. [27]160.3020.00
Taksande et al. [66]151.0010.40
Uyan et al. [68]186.00N/A

Note. bpm = beats per minute, HR = heart rate, SD = standard deviation.