What is it about?
Our objective is to develop an evidence-informed and consensus-based core outcome set in neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS-COS) for use in studies and clinical practice. A 3-round Delphi was performed with open-ended and score-based assessments of the importance of each outcome to inform clinical management of neonatal opioid withdrawal.
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Why is it important?
As rates of neonatal opioid withdrawal are increasing, the need for research to evaluate new treatments is growing. Large heterogeneity exists in health outcomes reported in current literature but to date this is not available for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. The neonatal opioid withdrawal COS can be used in both research studies and clinical practice.
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International collaboration of neonatal experts, service users and parent representatives to inform current practice for babies exposed to opioid use in pregnancy.
Dr Sonya MacVicar
Edinburgh Napier University
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This page is a summary of: A Core Outcome Set for Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome, PEDIATRICS, June 2020, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP),
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-0018.
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