Opioid and Methadone Use for Infants With Surgically Treated Necrotizing Enterocolitis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) requiring surgical intervention is the most common reason for surgical procedures in preterm neonates. Opioids are used to manage postoperative pain, with some infants requiring methadone to treat physiologic opioid dependence or wean from nonmethadone opioid treatment during recovery.

Objective

To describe postoperative opioid use and methadone treatment for infants with surgically treated NEC and evaluate postoperative outcomes.

Design, setting, and participants

A cohort study of infants with surgically treated NEC admitted from January 1, 2013, to December 31, 2022, to 48 Children's Hospital Association hospitals contributing data to the Pediatric Health Information System (PHIS) was performed. Infants who received methado

SUBMITTER: Keane OA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10288332 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature