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Assessing The Health And Financial Burden Of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Among All Payer Inpatient Pediatric Discharges In Nevada, Kavita Batra
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Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a postnatal withdrawal syndrome among neonates born to drug-dependent mothers. NAS poses a significant health and fiscal challenge nationally, with its incidence increasing by a factor of six (1.20 to 6.7 per 1,000 hospital births/year) along with the concomitant rise in health care cost from 2000-2016. Besides national data, it is critical to quantify NAS at the state-level to identify the target areas for prevention. Given the higher opioid prescribing rates among pregnant women in Nevada, it is critical to assess the health and financial magnitude of NAS in the state. The objectives of this …