Brief Resolved Unexplained Event: Not Just a New Name for Apparent Life-Threatening Event.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate patients who presented to the pediatric emergency department with an apparent life-threatening event (ALTE) to (1) determine if these patients would meet the criteria for brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE), a new term coined by the American Academy of Pediatrics in May, 2016; (2) risk stratify these patients to determine if they meet the BRUE low-risk criteria; and (3) evaluate outcomes of patients meeting the criteria for BRUE.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective chart review of patients who presented to a large urban academic center pediatric emergency department with an ALTE from January 2013 to May 2015 (before the publication of the BRUE guideline). Children ≤12 months of age were identified by the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth/Tenth Revision.

Children requiring psychiatric consultation in the pediatric emergency department: epidemiology, resource utilization, and complications.

Methods: A cohort of children younger than 18 years presenting to an urban pediatric emergency department (PED) who underwent psychiatric consultation was analyzed. A standardized data collection sheet was prospectively completed and included: patient characteristics, extent of medical evaluation and findings, ancillary diagnostic studies, resources utilized, dangerous behaviors, and disposition.

Results: Two hundred ten patients required psychiatric evaluation.