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Risk factors for acute retinopathy of prematurity
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Risk factors for acute retinopathy of prematurity

Saleh A Al-Amro, Turki M Al-Kharfi, Abdulla A Thabit and Saleh M Al-Mofada
Annals of ophthalmology, Vol.39(2), pp.107-111
01/04/2007
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12009-007-0015-8
PMID: 17984498

Abstract

Birth Weight Cerebral Hemorrhage - complications Cerebral Hemorrhage - prevention & control Female Gestational Age Humans Incidence Indomethacin - adverse effects Indomethacin - therapeutic use Infant, Newborn Infant, Premature Pregnancy - metabolism Prospective Studies Respiration, Artificial - adverse effects Retinopathy of Prematurity - epidemiology Retinopathy of Prematurity - etiology Retinopathy of Prematurity - physiopathology Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Steroids - metabolism Time Factors
We prospectively studied the risk factors and the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in 195 consecutive preterm infants. Birth weight and duration of mechanical ventilation were the only factors significantly associated with the incidence of ROP. While indomethacin increases the risk of developing ROP, maternal antenatal steroids have a protective effect against the development of severe stages of ROP. The presence of intraventricular hemorrhage increases the risk of severe ROP.

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