Interhospital variation in the management of Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE) in infants: A Canadian multicenter cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Guidelines on Brief Resolved Unexplained Event (BRUE) only provide recommendations for infants categorized at lower risk. However, most infants fall into the higher-risk category, leaving management decisions to individual clinicians and contributing to variation in care.

Objectives

Describe interhospital variation in BRUE management and determine whether higher resource utilization improves detection of serious underlying diagnoses.

Methods

This multicenter observational cohort (2017-2021) included infants (< 12 months) with BRUE at eight Canadian hospitals. We recorded admission, and use of electrocardiograms (ECG), electroencephalograms (EEG), antibiotic and anti-reflux medications, and subspecialty consultations. Multivariable median regression evaluate

SUBMITTER: Nama N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12666994 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature