Prematurity reduces the severity and need for treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2015, Pages e188-e194

  Ruwanpathirana, Radhika ^a   Abdel Latif, Mohamed E ^b   Burns, Lucy ^c   Chen, Julia ^a   Craig, Fiona ^d   Lui, Kei ^a,d   Oei, Ju Lee ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Finnegan score; Gestation; Neonatal abstinence syndrome; Opiates; Preterm

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE; DIAMORPHINE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT; PHENOBARBITAL;

ADULT; ANTEPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; AUSTRALIAN; CESAREAN SECTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINNEGAN SCORING SYSTEM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; ICD-9-CM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHADONE TREATMENT; NEWBORN; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERM BIRTH; TREATMENT DURATION; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; AUSTRALIA; NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MORPHINE; NARCOTICS; NEONATAL ABSTINENCE SYNDROME; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHENOBARBITAL; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84937634374     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apa.12910     Document Type: Article

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