Original Article

Patient and Hospital Characteristics of Newborns with Neonatal Withdrawal Syndrome

Objectives: We sought to evaluate hospital resource usage patterns and determine risk factors for neonatal withdrawal syndrome (NWS) in the United States. Methods: Using the 2016 Kids’ Inpatient Database (KID), we conducted a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of a nationally representative sample of neonates with NWS. The KID is the largest…

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