[Incidence of ROP (Retinopathy of Prematurity) in hypoxemic neonates: case contribution].
In this retrospective study the Authors correlated the hypoxia with the severity of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in a population of 683 outborn preterm infants (bw < 2500 g and gestational age < 38 weeks). They excluded all cases with specific pathological conditions. Among neonates with the same gestational age the incidence of ROP was higher (p < .05) in those with hypoxia (pH < 7.25, tcPO2 < 50 mmHg). These data suggest that hypoxia plays a role in the pathogenesis of ROP.
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Istituto di Clinica Pediatrica II, Università di Catania, Italia.
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D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007236:Infant, Small for Gestational Age; D010100:Oxygen / Q000633:toxicity; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000209:etiology*
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Incidenza della ROP nei neonati ipossiemici: contributo casistico.