Table 2. Characteristics of the cases of death possibly due to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) that were autopsied at the Death Verification Service of the Interior (SVOI) between 2000 and 2005.
Case no. | Diagnosis on the death certificate | Age (months) | Gender | Month of death | Season of the year |
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1 | Bronchoaspiration | 2 | Male | August | Winter |
2 | SIDS | 6 | Male | December | Summer |
3 | Cerebral edema | 4 | Male | February | Summer |
4 | Indeterminate cause | 1 | Male | October | Spring |
5 | SIDS | 1 | Male | December | Summer |
6 | SIDS | 8 | Female | February | Summer |