Meeting
Abstract Number: 181
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: In utero opioid exposure can result in neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). NAS incidence has increased five-fold in the last decade. NAS is a serious condition characterized by central nervous system hyperirritability and autonomic nervous system and gastrointestinal tract dysfunction. Newborns with NAS may have several potential complications, may require pharmacological management, have increased hospital […]