Risk of Hospital Readmission Among Infants With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a postnatal drug withdrawal syndrome that may last for months. Our objective was to determine if infants with NAS are at increased risk for hospital readmission compared with uncomplicated term and late preterm newborns.

Methods

In this longitudinal retrospective cohort study, administrative data were used for all births from 2006 to 2009 in the New York State Inpatient Database. We identified infants with NAS, born late preterm or uncomplicated term, as independent groups using diagnostic codes and determined readmission rates. We fit a multivariable logistic regression model with 30-day readmission after discharge as the outcome and infant characteristics, clinical morbidities, insurance type, and length of birth hospitalizat

SUBMITTER: Patrick SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5110214 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature