Highlights
- •A systematic review of safe sleep studies for pediatric inpatient settings.
- •Safe sleep guidelines for implementation pediatric intensive care unit settings.
- •Safe sleep algorithm for medically complex infants.
- •Reduction of sudden infant death syndrome following pediatric hospitalization.
Introduction
Although general safe sleep guidelines have been established, their utility and implementation
have yet to be examined systematically for inpatient populations for application to
infants in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) setting. This study aimed to complete
a systematic review of inpatient safe sleep practices studies to develop then safe
sleep clinical guidelines for implementation in the care of medically complex infants
in the PICU.
Method
This review was registered with PROSPERO and adheres to Preferred Reporting Items
for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses systematic review guidelines.
Results
Nineteen articles met the inclusion criteria. A safe sleep guideline algorithm for
medically complex infants in the PICU was created for implementation.
Discussion
Consistent and comprehensive safe sleep education and modeling by health care professionals
in the inpatient setting is an effective technique to reduce the risk of harm and
promote safe sleep behaviors in the home setting.
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Published online: November 16, 2022
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