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ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2020

An evaluation of pathologists' application of the diagnostic criteria from the San Diego definition of SIDS and unclassified sudden infant death.

Rebecca A Shipstone, Jeanine Young, John M D Thompson, Roger W Byard

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Article in International journal of legal medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Rebecca A ShipstoneSchool of Nursing, Midwifery, and Paramedicine, University of the Sunshine Coast, 90 Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs, Queensland, 4556, Australia. rebecca.shipstone@research.usc.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2748-1409
Jeanine YoungSchool of Nursing, Midwifery, and Paramedicine, University of the Sunshine Coast, 90 Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs, Queensland, 4556, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3849-3392
John M D ThompsonSchool of Nursing, Midwifery, and Paramedicine, University of the Sunshine Coast, 90 Sippy Downs Drive, Sippy Downs, Queensland, 4556, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6944-381X
Roger W ByardForensic Science South Australia (FSSA) and the School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0524-5942

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Abstract

Despite being widely used, few studies have assessed the utility of the San Diego definition of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The purpose of this study was to evaluate pathologists' application of the San Diego definition in all cases of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) that occurred in Queensland, Australia, between 2010 and 2014. Key coronial documents of 228 cases of SUDI were reviewed independently by three reviewers and classified according to the San Diego definition. Clear guidance regarding the evidentiary threshold for classification and interpretation of the San Diego definition was provided. All reviewers classified cases identically in 202 cases (88.6%). Consensus was achieved on the classification of the remaining 26 deaths following case discussion. After review, 79 cases were classified as SIDS, a one third reduction compared with the original classification, mainly due to a high probability of accidental asphyxia. The number of cases classified as undetermined (USID) almost doubled (75/228, 32.9%), and there was more than a fivefold increase in cases classified as asphyxia (43/228, 18.9%). Natural conditions decreased by approximately one third (21/228, 9.2%). This study demonstrates that with clear guidelines for interpretation, the San Diego definition can be applied reliably, with discrepancies resolved through a process of peer review.

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Guidelines as TopicAsphyxiaAustraliaCause of DeathHumansInfantPathologistsSudden Infant DeathAsphyxiaClassificationDiagnosisStandard of proofSudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)Sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (SUDI)

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