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  • Neonatology
  • Pharmacology
  • Public Health

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  • Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) incidence is increasing worldwide.
  • This rise is linked to a surge in opioid use disorders (OUD) among women of childbearing age.
  • The Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Tool (FNAST), established in 1975, is the current standard for NAS monitoring.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To highlight the limitations of the FNAST, including its complexity, subjectivity, and poor reliability.
  • To emphasize the need for a new, validated scoring tool for assessing opioid-exposed neonates.
  • To facilitate improved clinical care and generalizable research data for this vulnerable population.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature on NAS and the FNAST.
  • Analysis of the FNAST's psychometric properties and clinical utility.
  • Discussion of the requirements for an improved NAS assessment tool.

Main Results:

  • The FNAST has 21 variables, leading to complexity and subjectivity.
  • Poor inter-rater reliability and a need for external validation hinder its universal application.
  • Uncertainty exists regarding the clinical relevance of some FNAST items.

Conclusions:

  • The FNAST's limitations necessitate the development of an alternative scoring tool.
  • A new tool must be validated, simple, clinically relevant, and universally accepted.
  • An improved assessment approach will enhance care quality and research in NAS.