Sudden unexpected death in infancy in Denmark

Bo Gregers Winkel; Anders Gaarsdal Holst; Juliane Theilade; Ingrid Bayer Kristensen; Jørgen Lange Thomsen; Steen Holger Hansen; Jesper Hastrup Svendsen; Stig Haunsø; Jacob Tfelt-Hansen

doi:10.3109/14017431.2010.538433

Sudden unexpected death in infancy in Denmark

Bidragets oversatte titel: Pludselig uventet spædbarnsdød i Danmark

Bo Gregers Winkel, Anders Gaarsdal Holst, Juliane Theilade, Ingrid Bayer Kristensen, Jørgen Lange Thomsen, Steen Holger Hansen, Jesper Hastrup Svendsen, Stig Haunsø, Jacob Tfelt-Hansen

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Background. Incidence of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) differs among studies and non-autopsied cases are difficult to assess. Objectives. To investigate causes of sudden death in infancy in a nationwide setting. Validate the use of the ICD-10 code for SIDS (R95) in the Danish Cause of Death registry. Design. A retrospective analysis of all infant deaths (< 1 year of age) in Denmark in 2000-2006. All death certificates and autopsy reports were read. Results. We identified 192 SUDI cases (10% of total deaths, 0.42 per 1000 births) with autopsy performed in 87% of cases. In total, 49% of autopsied SUDI cases were defined as SIDS (5% of all deaths, 0.22 per 1000 births); Cardiac cause of death was denoted in 24% of cases. The Danish Cause of Death Registry misclassified 30% of SIDS cases. Conclusions. A large proportion of infant deaths are SUDI, and the majority of these are caused by cardiac disease or SIDS. Autopsy is not always performed and valuable information is subsequently lost. Cause of Death registry data is not accurate in describing SIDS.

Bidragets oversatte titel	Pludselig uventet spædbarnsdød i Danmark
Originalsprog	Engelsk
Tidsskrift	Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal
Vol/bind	45
Udgave nummer	1
Sider (fra-til)	14-20
Antal sider	7
ISSN	1401-7431
DOI	https://doi.org/10.3109/14017431.2010.538433
Status	Udgivet - feb. 2011

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