An Initiative to Improve the Quality of Care of Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Grossman MR, Berkwitt AK, Osborn RR, Xu Y, Esserman DA, Shapiro ED, Bizzarro MJ. An Initiative to Improve the Quality of Care of Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Pediatrics 2017, 139: e20163360. PMID: 28562267, PMCID: PMC5470506, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-3360.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeonatal abstinence syndromeAdverse eventsAbstinence syndromeHospital costsYale-New Haven Children's HospitalTreatment of NASMethadone-exposed infantsLonger hospital stayProportion of infantsAdministration of morphineTransfer of infantsStudy-Act cyclesQuality of careMusculoskeletal disturbancesNonpharmacologic careNonpharmacologic therapiesHospital stayMorphine useOpioid withdrawalChildren's HospitalPostimplementation periodSustained decreaseOutcome measuresInpatient unitMultidisciplinary team