Diagnostic testing for evaluation of brief resolved unexplained events

• Published in: Academic emergency medicine Vol. 30; no. 6; pp. 662 - 670
• Main Authors: Mittal, Manoj K., Tieder, Joel S., Westphal, Kathryn, Sullivan, Erin, Hall, Matt, Bochner, Risa, Cohen, Adam, Colgan, Jennifer Y., Delaney, Atima C., DeLaroche, Amy M., Graf, Thomas, Harper, Beth, Kaplan, Ron L., Neubauer, Hannah C., Neuman, Mark I., Shastri, Nirav, Wilkins, Victoria, Stephans, Allayne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2023
• Subjects: Child; Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures; Diagnostic tests; Emergency medical care; Hospitals; Humans; Infant; Laboratories; Medical diagnosis; Patient Discharge; Pediatrics; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors

Background Since the publication of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical practice guideline for brief resolved unexplained events (BRUEs), a few small, single‐center studies have suggested low yield of diagnostic testing in infants presenting with such an event. We conducted this large...