Risk factors for acute retinopathy of prematurity.
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 that were 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.
Al-Amro
Saleh A
SA
Department of Ophthalmology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, 11411, Saudi Arabia. alamros@ksu.edu.sa
Al-Kharfi
Turki M
TM
Thabit
Abdulla A
AA
Al-Mofada
Saleh M
SM
D001724:Birth Weight; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology