Economic Evaluation of Interventions for Treatment of Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome: A Review

• Published in: Children (Basel) Vol. 8; no. 7; p. 534
• Main Authors: Lee, Evelyn, Schofield, Deborah, Azim, Syeda, Oei, Ju
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 23.06.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Cost analysis; Cost control; Cost estimates; cost-effectiveness; Data collection; Drug withdrawal; economic evaluation; Intervention; Length of stay; Narcotics; Neonatal abstinence syndrome; neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome; neonatal withdrawal syndrome; Newborn babies; opioid exposed; Pediatrics; Systematic Review; Canada; United States > US

This study assessed the economic evidence on the pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS). Six databases were searched up to October 2020 for peer-reviewed studies. After titles and abstracts were screened, 79 studies remained for...