A quality improvement initiative to implement the eat, sleep, console neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome care tool in Massachusetts' PNQIN collaborative
Author Department
Pediatrics
Document Type
Article, Peer-reviewed
Publication Date
7-2020
Abstract
Objective: To support hospitals in the Massachusetts PNQIN collaborative with adoption of the ESC Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome (NOWS) Care Tool© and assess NOWS hospitalization outcomes.
Study design: Statewide QI study where 11 hospitals adopted the ESC NOWS Care Tool©. Outcomes of pharmacotherapy and length of hospital stay (LOS) and were compared in Pre- and Post-ESC implementation cohorts. Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts were used to examine changes over time.
Results: The Post-ESC group had lower rates of pharmacotherapy (OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.26, 0.46) with shorter LOS (RR 0.79, 95% CI 0.76, 0.82). The 30-day NOWS readmission rate was 1.2% in the Pre- and 0.4% in the Post-ESC cohort. SPC charts indicate a shift in pharmacotherapy from 54.8 to 35.0% and LOS from 14.2 to 10.9 days Post-ESC.
Conclusions: The ESC NOWS Care Tool was successfully implemented across a state collaborative with improvement in NOWS outcomes without short-term adverse effects.
Recommended Citation
Wachman EM, Houghton M, Melvin P, Isley BC, Murzycki J, Singh R, Minear S, MacMillan KDL, Banville D, Walker A, Mitchell T, Galimi-Hayes R, Jorgensen S, Gomes DR, Hodgins F, Whalen BL, Diop H, Gupta M. A quality improvement initiative to implement the eat, sleep, console neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome care tool in Massachusetts' PNQIN collaborative. J Perinatol. 2020 Jul 16. doi: 10.1038/s41372-020-0733-y. Epub ahead of print.
PMID
32678314