Comparison of Biological Screening and Diagnostic Indicators to Detect In Utero Opiate and Cocaine Exposure Among Mother–Infant Dyads

Conclusions: Alternative indicators collected at delivery were ineffective at identifying in utero substance exposure, especially neonatal-exposed ICD-9-CM codes. Low sensitivity scores indicate that many exposed neonates could be misdiagnosed or left untreated. Accurate antenatal exposure identification at delivery is an important form of tertiary assessment that warrants the development of improved screening methodology and standardization of hospital biological drug testing.
Source: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring - Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Original Article Source Type: research