May 1, 2016 · The term BRUE is defined as an event occurring in an infant younger than 1 year when the observer reports a sudden, brief, and now resolved episode of ≥1 of the following: (1) cyanosis or pallor; (2) absent, decreased, or irregular breathing; (3) marked change in tone (hyper- or hypotonia); and (4) altered level of responsiveness.

Emergency Department and Inpatient Pathway for Evaluation of Infants with a Brief, Resolved, Unexplained Event (BRUE)

Aug 27, 2024 · agement of children evaluated in the Emergency Center (EC) nown as an acute life-threatening event (ALTE). Such events, in infants, represent about 1% of EC visits. BRUE is the term now used to describe events in infants < 1 year old, where, the obs. l exam a.

BRUE diagnosis is only made by a clinician based on the features and is not based on the caregiver's perception of what happened. BRUE is an event occurring in an infant <1 year of age when an observer reports a sudden, brief ( <1 minute but typically <20–30 seconds) , and now resolved episode of ≥1 of the following: [1]

Aug 19, 2024 · A brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE) is when an infant younger than one year stops breathing, has a change in muscle tone, turns pale or blue in color, or is unresponsive. The event occurs suddenly, lasts less than 30 to 60 seconds, and is frightening to the person caring for the infant.

Aug 12, 2023 · A BRUE is a transient event with no clear cause that is frightening to the observer and consists of a combination of apnea, color change, muscle tone change, and choking, or gagging in an infant.

Mar 1, 2017 · • BRUEs occur in infants younger than one year and last less than one minute, usually less than 20 to 30 seconds. • A BRUE includes one or more of the following: cyanosis or pallor; absent,...

Brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE), previously apparent life-threatening event (ALTE), is a medical term in pediatrics that describes an event that occurs during infancy. The event is noted by an observer, typically the infant's caregiver.

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or a brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE, a subcategory of apparent life-threatening event [ALTE]) may occur in infants with amino acid disorders, organic … …events by a professional, and determination of an end point for monitoring.

A BRUE (Brief Resolved Unexplained Event) is an event in an infant that is characterised by a marked change in breathing, tone, colour or level of responsiveness, followed by a complete return to a baseline state, and that cannot be explained by a medical cause; A BRUE is a diagnosis of exclusion.