Objectives: To apply recently published brief resolved unexplained events (BRUE) guidelines to patients who presented with apparent life-threatening event (ALTE) to determine: (1) characteristics of these patients; (2) which patients meet BRUE criteria, including risk stratification; and (3) patient outcomes.
Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients presenting to the emergency department or directly to the inpatient unit of a community hospital was performed over the 3 years preceding publication of BRUE guidelines. and billing data for infants <1 year of age were used to screen for patients.