Aggiornamento monografico
Evidenze sulla SIDS
THE EVIDENCE ON SIDS
ROBERTO BUZZETTI1,LUCA RONFANI2
1CeVEAS, Centro per la Valutazione dell’Efficacia dell’Assistenza Sanitaria, Modena
2Unità per la Ricerca sui Servizi Sanitari e la Cooperazione Internazionale, IRCCS “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste
Aprile 2000 - pagg. 223 -233
Abstract
Although current data may be not accurate due to absence of a national register, SIDS is the
the main cause of death in infants after the first month in Italy, with an estimated incidence
around 0.5 per thousand live births.The Authors summarise the available evidence on the
main risk factors (prone position during sleep, environmental tobacco smoke, bed sharing,
inappropriate use of blankets and Q-T prolongation) and propose a multifactorial causal
model that include genetic environmental and behavioural factors. Those factors are emphasised
that appear to be modifiable by preventive interventions. Among these, the back to
sleep educational campaign was shown to be effective in reducing SIDS by over 40% in the
USA, and should be the key component of a multifactorial preventive.
Parole chiave
Suggerite dall'AI
Classificazione MeSH
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2. American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) - Task Force on Infant Positioning and SIDS: Positioning and SIDS. Pediatrics 1992; 89:1120-6.
3. Rosso C, Russo M, Cammarota MG, Baserga M. Posizione prona, rischio di SIDS e consigli del pediatra. Medico e Bambino 1998;1:31-4.
4. Skadberg BT, Morild I, Markestad T. Abandoning prone sleeping: effect on the risk of sudden infant death syndrome. J Pediatr 1998;132:340-3.
5. Øyen N, Markestad T, Skjærven R, et al. Combined effects of sleeping position and prenatal risk factors in sudden infant death syndrome: The Nordic Epidemiological SIDS Study. Pediatrics 1997;100:613-21.
6. Dwyer T, Ponsonby AL, Couper D, Cochrane J. Short-term morbidity and infant mortality among infants who slept supine at 1 month of age - a follow-up report. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 1999;13:302-15.
7. Anderson HR, Cook DG. Passive smoking and sudden infant death syndrome: review of the epidemiological evidence. Thorax 1997;52:1003-9.
8. Schwartz PJ, Stramba-Badiale M, Segantini A, et al. Prolongation of the QT Interval and the sudden infant death syndrome. N Engl J Med 1998;338:1709-14.
9. Blair PS, Fleming PJ, Smith IJ, et al. Babies sleeping with parents: case-control study of factors influencing the risk of the sudden infant death syndrome. CESDI SUDI research group. BMJ 1999;4;319:1457-61.
10. Beal SM, Byard RW. Accidental death or sudden infant death syndrome? J Paediatr Child Health 1995;31:269-71.
11. Wilson CA, Taylor BJ, Laing RM, et al. Clothing and bedding and its relevance to sudden infant death syndrome: further results from the New Zealand Cot Death Study. J Paediatr Child Health 1994;30:506-12.
12. Fleming PJ, Blair PS, Bacon C, et al. Environment of infants during sleep and risk of the sudden infant death syndrome: results of 1993-5 case control study for confidential inquiry into stillbirths and deaths in infancy. BMJ 1996;313:191-195.
