Study Results Main details of the findings review and evidence grading Bed sharing Vennemann Quality of Risk factor: Bed MM et al. the review: sharing 2012. Bed Followed sharing Moose Evidence and the guidelines. No statement C: risk of mention of There is some sudden assessment of evidence infant publication supporting the syndrome: bias. Little hypothesis that can we detail on this risk factor is resolve the characteristics causal but it is debate? of included not conclusive J Pediatr 160 studies. (1): 44-48 Description Author’s Risk factor: of included conclusions: Bed sharing studies: 11 Bed sharing is a studies were risk factor for Type of included SIDS and is source: yielding 710 especially Systematic SIDS cases enhanced in review and 863 smoking parents controls. 5 of and in very Searches the included young infants (< were studies were 12 weeks). conducted conducted in between: 1 the UK or Comment: This Jan 1970 to Ireland, 3 in paper also December the USA, 1 in reported odds 2009 New Zealand, ratios for 1 Norway, 1 smoking versus Study Germany. non smoking Population: Included parents, age of
Study details Results of the review Main findings and evidence grading Bed sharing Vennemann MM et al. 2012. Bed sharing and the risk of sudden infant syndrome: can we resolve the debate? J Pediatr 160 (1): 44-48 Risk factor: Bed sharing Type of source: Systematic review Searches were conducted between: 1 Jan 1970 to December 2009 Study Population: Quality of the review: Followed Moose guidelines. No mention of assessment of publication bias. Little detail on characteristics of included studies. Description of included studies: 11 studies were included yielding 710 SIDS cases and 863 controls. 5 of the included studies were conducted in the UK or Ireland, 3 in the USA, 1 in New Zealand, 1 Norway, 1 Germany. Included Risk factor: Bed sharing Evidence statement C: There is some evidence supporting the hypothesis that this risk factor is causal but it is not conclusive Author’s conclusions: Bed sharing is a risk factor for SIDS and is especially enhanced in smoking parents and in very young infants (< 12 weeks). Comment: This paper also reported odds ratios for smoking versus non smoking parents, age of
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