Evidence · Systematic review or meta-analysis
Eat, Sleep, Console model for neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome: a meta-analysis.
- Comfort and nursing care
- Family-integrated care
- Medical
- Neonatal abstinence syndrome
- Nursing
- Postnatal and transitional care
Summary
This meta-analysis compares the Eat, Sleep, Console (ESC) model with the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring System for assessing and managing neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome. It includes 18 comparative studies involving 4,639 neonates. ESC was associated with less need for pharmacological treatment and shorter opioid treatment duration. The authors conclude that ESC is more effective than Finnegan scoring for assessment and management of affected infants.
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