Improving Care for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. | Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Opioid Policy

Patrick SW, Schumacher RE, Horbar JD, Buus-Frank ME, Edwards EM, Morrow KA, Ferrelli KR, Picarillo AP, Gupta M, Soll RF. Improving Care for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Pediatrics. 2016 May;137(137). PMID: 27244809 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC4845877

Abstract

Care for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a postnatal drug withdrawal syndrome, remains variable. We designed and implemented a multicenter quality improvement collaborative for infants with NAS. Our objective was to determine if the collaborative was effective in standardizing hospital policies and improving patient outcomes.