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BRUE Risk Classification
Brief Resolved Unexplained Event: definition and the seven low-risk criteria of the AAP 2016
Calculation aid for healthcare professionals: the calculator reproduces what the sources cited assign to the inputs. Clinical assessment and every treatment decision remain with the treating physician. Inputs and results are not stored.
Frequently asked questions
BRUE Risk Classification: What does this calculator compute?
Checks whether an event meets the AAP BRUE definition 2016 and whether the infant meets all seven low-risk criteria (age > 60 days, gestational age ≥ 32 weeks and postconceptional age ≥ 45 weeks, first event, duration < 1 minute, no resuscitation by trained personnel, no concerning history or examination findings).
BRUE Risk Classification: Which sources is this calculator based on?
Tieder JS, Bonkowsky JL, Etzel RA, et al.; Subcommittee on Apparent Life Threatening Events, American Academy of Pediatrics: Brief resolved unexplained events (formerly apparent life-threatening events) and evaluation of lower-risk infants (Pediatrics 137:e20160590) and Executive Summary (e20160591) (2016)