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The State Of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome In West Virginia, Sean Loudin
The State Of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome In West Virginia, Sean Loudin
Marshall Journal of Medicine
No abstract provided.
Opioid Epidemic-- Is There An End In Sight?, Sean Loudin, Mehiar El-Hamdani, Mohammed Ranavaya
Opioid Epidemic-- Is There An End In Sight?, Sean Loudin, Mehiar El-Hamdani, Mohammed Ranavaya
Marshall Journal of Medicine
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: The View From A Rural Kentucky Hospital, Sydni Fazenbaker Crowell, Allison M. Crump-Rogers, William Crump, Leann Langston
The Impact Of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: The View From A Rural Kentucky Hospital, Sydni Fazenbaker Crowell, Allison M. Crump-Rogers, William Crump, Leann Langston
Marshall Journal of Medicine
Abstract
Introduction
Cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) increased 3-fold in the United States from 2000 to 2009, with some indication that the problem may be worse in rural areas. The purpose of our study was to report the incidence of NAS in a small rural community with a regional referral hospital and describe aspects of these infants’ NICU stay.
Methods
Using maternal prenatal positive urine drug screens (UDS) as our initial focus, deliveries at 35 weeks or beyond between March 2015 and May 2016 were included. NAS severity score, length of NICU stay, and hospital charges for each infant …