Increasing Incidence of the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in U.S. Neonatal ICUs

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Authors

Veeral N. Tolia · Baylor University Medical Center

Stephen W. Patrick · Vanderbilt University

Monica Bennett · Baylor Scott & White Health

Karna Murthy · Lurie Children's Hospital

John Sousa · Florida Atlantic University

P. Brian Smith · Duke University

Reese H. Clark ·

Abstract

From 2004 through 2013, the neonatal abstinence syndrome was responsible for a substantial and growing portion of resources dedicated to critically ill neonates in NICUs nationwide.

Topics & Keywords

Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Neonatal Health and Biochemistry Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 372, Issue 22, pp. 2118-2126

DOI: 10.1056/nejmsa1500439

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