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  • Title: [Investigation of the causes of infant sudden unexpected death in children younger than one year in Bariloche city and surrounding areas].
    Author: Gil L, Herbón F, Little A, López M, Martínez L, Cancilliere Mdel C.
    Journal: Arch Argent Pediatr; 2008 Dec; 106(6):518-23. PubMed ID: 19107305.
    Abstract:
    INTRODUCTION: In the beginning of 2002 there were an unusually high number of sudden unexpected infant deaths. A prospective study was started to determine the cause of unexpected deaths in infants younger than 1 year. AIMS: Investigate the possible causes of sudden and unexpected death in infants of Bariloche and surrounding areas, using a protocol created for that purpose. METHODS: All infants under 1 year of age who died unexpectedly between May 2002 and April 2007 were studied. A complete physical examination, a thorough interrogation to the parents and an autopsy were performed. According to the findings a definitive diagnosis was made on each case. RESULTS: During the study period 10 infants younger than 1 year died. One case was excluded because the autopsy could not be done. The mean age was 74 days, 6 were males. All died while sleeping and no sign of disease were noticed in any case. In 6 cases, the autopsy findings explained the death. In the 3 others no cause for the death was found. CONCLUSIONS: The implementation of this protocol allowed to find out the cause of death in 6 cases, that could not have been achieved without the autopsy.
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