Longitudinal trends in meconium drug detection in 46 US states between the years 2015 and 2020.

Maternal drug use during pregnancy has significant health and socio-legal implications. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration publishes self-reported rates of drug use during pregnancy; however, comprehensive long-term laboratory data on neonatal drug exposure are lacking. Over 175,000 meconium specimens originating from 46 US states were analyzed at ARUP Laboratories between the years 2015 and 2020.

Can Umbilical Cord and Meconium Results Be Directly Compared? Analytical Approach Matters.

Maternal drug use during pregnancy is a significant concern. Drug-exposed newborns are often born premature and may suffer from birth defects, neonatal abstinence syndrome and cognitive and developmental delays. Because of this, testing of neonatal specimens is carried out to assess fetal drug exposure during pregnancy.

Anaesthetic interventions for prevention of awareness during surgery.

Background: General anaesthesia is usually associated with unconsciousness. 'Awareness' is when patients have postoperative recall of events or experiences during surgery. 'Wakefulness' is when patients become conscious during surgery, but have no postoperative recollection of the period of consciousness.