The early treatment for ROP (ETROP) randomized trial: study results and nursing care adaptations.
The Early Treatment for Retinopathy of Prematurity (ETROP) study, funded by the National Eye Institute, has shown that early treatment of high-risk prethreshold retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) improves retinal and visual outcomes at 9 months corrected age. These favorable study results have yielded new guidelines for treatment of infants with ROP This paper reviews the study methodology and results and outlines the neonatal and ophthalmic nursing interventions influenced by this new treatment schedule. Four critical phases, screening/examination, treatment, evaluation, and follow-up, are identified, and key nursing objectives and tasks are discussed.
Jones
Judith G
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Department of Newborn Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. jjones2@mail.magee.edu
MacKinnon
Brenda
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Good
William V
WV
Hardy
Robert J
RJ
Dobson
Velma
V
Palmer
Earl A
EA
Phelps
Dale L
DL
Quintos
Michelle
M
Tung
Betty
B
D000359:Aftercare / Q000592:standards; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000451:nursing; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015997:Neonatal Screening / Q000451:nursing; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D015351:Vision Screening / Q000451:nursing; D014792:Visual Acuity