1 / 7

SIDS Sudden infant death syndrome

SIDS Sudden infant death syndrome. DEFINITION . The sudden death of an infant younger than one year of age Remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including: performance of a complete autopsy examination of the death scene review of the clinical history.

zwi
Télécharger la présentation

SIDS Sudden infant death syndrome

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. SIDSSudden infant death syndrome

  2. DEFINITION  • The sudden death of an infant younger than one year of age • Remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including: • performance of a complete autopsy • examination of the death scene • review of the clinical history

  3. PATHOGENESIS • Underlying vulnerability (eg, genetic pattern, brainstem abnormality) • A trigger event (eg, airflow obstruction, maternal smoking or infection) • At a vulnerable developmental stage of the central nervous or immune system

  4. Maternal risk factors • Young maternal age • Maternal smoking during pregnancy, drug abuse, alcohol use • Late or no prenatal care • Pregnancy complications -placenta previa, abruptio placenta, premature rupture of membranes, and elevated maternal alpha-fetoprotein

  5. Infant and environmental risk factors • Preterm birth and/or low birth weight • Prone sleeping position • Sleeping on a soft surface and/or with bedding accessories such as loose blankets and pillows • Bed-sharing (eg, sleeping in parents’ bed) • Overheating • Sibling of SIDS victim 

  6. הערות נוספות • A history of apnea, apparent life-threatening event (ALTE), or other abnormalities in breathing patterns are not clinically useful predictors of SIDS risk • Car seats • Sleep positioners • Swaddling • Pacifier use • Breastfeeding

More Related