title: [Incidence of autopsies in France. Consequence on the estimation of sudden death rate according to regions. Results from an epidemiologic survey on postneonatal mortality].
abstract: In order to assess the actual rate of sudden infant death in France, an epidemiological survey was carried out. All the deaths of the postneonatal period were investigated from September 1986 to December 1987. The parents of the babies and the certifying physicians were involved in the survey, the results of the post mortem investigations were recorded. That material showed a low rate of necropsies among the sudden infant deaths (31% at the national level) and wide variations in the rates between the French regions (from 55 to 7%). Nevertheless the results of the autopsies as well as the clinical aspects allowed to calculate the unexplained sudden infant death rates by region according to the Beckwith's definition. These rates are ranging from 0.8 to 1.9 per thousand live births (mean 1.3).
authors.affiliation: Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, Unité 149 de Recherches Epidémiologiques sur la Mère et l'Enfant, Villejuif.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Bouvier-Colle
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Varnoux
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bouvier
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Hollebeck
mesh_terms: D001238:Asphyxia Neonatorum / Q000150:complications; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004066:Digestive System Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Fréquence des autopsies en France. Conséquence sur l'estimation des taux de mort subite par régions. Résultats d'une enquête épidémiologique sur la mortalité post-néonatale.