Open AccessHospital Outcomes of Infants with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome at a Tertiary Care Hospital with High Rates of Concurrent Nonopioid (Polysubstance) Exposure
Author(s) -
Erin Morris,
Tyler Bardsley,
Krista Schulte,
Jeanette Seidel,
Julie H. Shakib,
Karen F. Buchi,
Camille Fung
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
american journal of perinatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.793
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1098-8785
pISSN - 0735-1631
DOI - 10.1055/s-0040-1716490
Subject(s) - medicine , polysubstance dependence , opioid , fentanyl , anesthesia , odds ratio , pediatrics , substance abuse , psychiatry , receptor
Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS) describes infants' withdrawal signs and symptoms after birth due to an interruption of prenatal opioid exposure. Many infants with NOWS are also exposed to nonopioids, however. This study was to determine hospital outcomes of infants exposed to opioids alone or coexposed with nonopioid substances (polysubstance).