Analysis of the Efficacy of the Modified Finnegan Scoring System

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Authors

Benjamin Collaer, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Student
Victoria Lucia, Beaumont Health

Description

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is a constellation of opiate withdrawal symptoms including irritability, inadequate feeding/ growth, and seizures in neonates This condition occurs shortly after birth if the fetus had significant exposure to opiates in-utero. Since 2014, each NAS case at Beaumont Royal Oak and Troy Hospitals has had their treatment dictated by their score on the Modified Finnegan Scoring System (MFSS). This scoring system was created to minimize unnecessary opiate-based treatments for neonates with NAS. The main objective of this study is to analyze the efficacy of the MFSS and observe the change in patient outcomes since its implementation in 2014.

Publication Date

5-2023

Keywords

Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome

Disciplines

Translational Medical Research

Recommended Citation

Collaer B, Lucia V. Analysis of the efficacy of the modified Finnegan scoring system. Poster presented at: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine Embark Capstone Colloquium; 2023 May; Rochester Hills, MI.

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The Embark Capstone Colloquium at the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Rochester Hills, MI, May, 2023