title: The early treatment for ROP (ETROP) randomized trial: study results and nursing care adaptations.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Newborn Medicine, Magee-Womens Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. jjones2@mail.magee.edu
authors.forename: Judith G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Brenda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: MacKinnon
authors.forename: William V
authors.initials: WV
authors.lastname: Good
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Hardy
authors.forename: Velma
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dobson
authors.forename: Earl A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Dale L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Phelps
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quintos
authors.forename: Betty
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tung
mesh_terms: 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