Meeting
Abstract Number: 245
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) occurs when an infant is exposed to licit or illicit chemical substances in utero and manifests symptoms of withdrawal from the substance(s) after birth. NAS is a clinical diagnosis, but is generally confirmed with testing of infant urine and/or meconium to identify specific causative substances. Appropriate identification, documentation, and communication […]