Table 1

Frequency of performance of sudden unexplained death in infancy (SUDI) necropsies

Type of pathologistNumber of SUDI necropsies/year (% of pathologists)
<56–1011–20>20Total
Paediatric3 (12.5)7 (29.2)9 (37.5)5 (18.3)24
Forensic13 (37.1)12 (34.3)8 (22.9)2 (5.7)35
General2 (50)2 (50)4
Total18 (28.6)19 (30.1)19 (30.1)7 (11.1)63