Thomas J Reese1, Andrew D Wiese2, Ashley A Leech2

  • 1Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.

Pediatrics
|March 2, 2025
PubMed
概括

一个新的预测模型准确地识别出出生时患重症新生儿阿片类药物戒断综合征 (NOWS) 高风险的婴儿. 该工具有助于临床医生量身定制护理,并避免对暴露于阿片类药物的婴儿进行不必要的治疗.

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