PEDIATRICS Vol. 71 No. 5 May 1983, pp. 726-730
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`Near-Miss' for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Infants: A Clinical Problem

Ronald L. Ariagno MD1, Christian Guilleminault MD1, Rowena Korobkin MD1, Margaret Owen-Boeddiker RN1, and Roger Baldwin MA1

1 From the Department of Pediatrics and Sleep Disorder Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

Three hundred six infants were referred for evaluation of "near-miss" sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) from 1973 to 1980. Following the hospitalization and medical evaluation, there were 156 infants (115 term and 41 preterm) for whom there was no explanation for the presenting event and who were considered near-miss infants; 88% of these infants were seen during the first 3 months of life. A repeat near-miss event was reported in 63% (term) and 83% (preterm) infants. Twelve percent of term infants and 17% of the preterm infants had ten or more repeat events. A home apnea/cardiac monitor was prescribed for 88% of the infants for an average duration of 5.6 months in term infants and 3.5 months in preterm infants. Monitoring had been discontinued in 69% of the infants by 7 months of age. One full-term infant was later a SIDS victim. The risk of a repeat nearmiss event is concluded to be sufficiently great to demand immediate hospitalization, medical evaluation, home monitoring when there is no specific treatment, and close clinical follow-up. Follow-up studies are needed to determine whether there is any long-term morbidity for infants who have had near miss events.

Key Words: sudden infant death syndrome • nearmiss sudden infant death syndrome • apnea/cardiac monitars

Submitted on July 19, 1982




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