ICD-11 code : MH11;
Preferred Label : Sudden infant death syndrome;
ICD-11 definition : Sudden infant death syndrome is the abrupt and unexplained death of an apparently
healthy infant under one year of age, remaining unexplained after a thorough case
investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death
scene, and review of the clinical history.;
ICD-11 synonym : SIDS - [sudden infant death syndrome]; crib death; infantile sudden infant death syndrome; cot death; sudden infant death syndrome without mention of autopsy;
ICD-11 acronym : SIDS;
ICD-11 "unspecified" category code : MH11.Z;
Origin ID : 56255971;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
Sudden infant death syndrome is the abrupt and unexplained death of an apparently
healthy infant under one year of age, remaining unexplained after a thorough case
investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death
scene, and review of the clinical history.