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Byard RW, Ranson D, Krous HF. National Australian workshop consensus on the definition of SIDS and initiation of a uniform autopsy approach to unexpected infant and early childhood death. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2005;1(4):289-92doi: 10.1385/FSMP:1:4:289.
Byard, R. W., Ranson, D., Krous, H. F. (2005). National Australian workshop consensus on the definition of SIDS and initiation of a uniform autopsy approach to unexpected infant and early childhood death. Forensic science, medicine, and pathology, 1(4), 289-92. https://doi.org/10.1385/FSMP:1:4:289
Byard, Roger W, et al. "National Australian workshop consensus on the definition of SIDS and initiation of a uniform autopsy approach to unexpected infant and early childhood death." Forensic science, medicine, and pathology vol. 1,4 (2005): 289-92. doi: https://doi.org/10.1385/FSMP:1:4:289
Byard RW, Ranson D, Krous HF. National Australian workshop consensus on the definition of SIDS and initiation of a uniform autopsy approach to unexpected infant and early childhood death. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2005 Dec;1(4):289-92. doi: 10.1385/FSMP:1:4:289. PMID: 25868449.
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Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2005 Dec;1(4):289-92. doi: 10.1385/FSMP:1:4:289.

National Australian workshop consensus on the definition of SIDS and initiation of a uniform autopsy approach to unexpected infant and early childhood death.

Forensic science, medicine, and pathology

Roger W Byard, David Ranson, Henry F Krous,

Affiliations

  1. Forensic Science SA, 21 Divett Place, 5000, Adelaide, SA, Australia, [email protected].

PMID: 25868449 DOI: 10.1385/FSMP:1:4:289

Abstract

Following formulation of a new definition for SIDS, a workshop was convened in Canberra Australia, in March 2004, by SIDS and KIDS, Australia. Attendences included forensic and pediatric pathologists representing major institutions from all Australian States and Territories. The issues of the adoption of a uniform definition of SIDS and a standardised autopsy approach were discussed. The workshop recommended adoption of the San Diego definition of SIDS as the sudden unexpected death of an infant under one year of age, with onset of the fatal episode apparently occuring during sleep, that remains unexplained after a thorough investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy and review of the circumstances of death and the clinical history. In addition the workshop undertook to develop autopsy guidelines as national standards for the performance of infant autopsies.

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