Abstract
To the Editor .— After reading the article “Yield of Diagnostic Testing in Infants Who Have Had an Apparent Life-Threatening Event” by Brand et al,1we were dismayed because of the perpetuation of a myth by well-meaning but misinformed pediatricians. The authors state that a subset of tests that led to the identification of all occult causes of an apparent life-threatening event would include screening for gastroesophageal reflux (GER). To this point we agree. However, their basis for this statement comes from the evaluation of 68 children who had upper gastrointestinal (UGI) series; 36 of the 37 children in whom findings contributed to the final diagnosis of an …
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