Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and implications for pain assessment in the newborn: a scoping review

Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome and implications for pain assessment in the newborn: a scoping review

Background: During the last decade, an increase in maternal opioid use has resulted in newborns requiring management for withdrawal. Typical symptoms of neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome [NOWS] are difficult to distinguish from pain behaviors, and management measures involve both distress/pain ass...

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Main Authors: Sriya Roychaudhuri, Tajveer Ubhi, Alexandra Kowalczyk, Jan Vanesch, Laura Lyons, Soume Bhattacharya, Emma G. Duerden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Global Pediatrics
Subjects:
Pain
Newborns
Newborn opioid withdrawal
NOWS
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667009723000593

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