title: Risk of retinopathy of prematurity in small for gestational age premature infants.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the incidence, risk factors and severity of retinopathy of prematurity in neonatal intensive care unit and to evaluate its relationship with gestational age.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cohort study of neonates with gestational age ≤ 32 weeks or birthweight ≤ 1500 g.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 495 neonates screened, 43 (8.7%) infants were small for gestational age; the frequency of severe retinopathy of prematurity was 5.8%. Sepsis and being small for gestational age were independent risk factors for severe retinopathy of prematurity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Clinicians should be aware of the presence of presence of retinopathy of prematurity when caring for protein small for gestational age infants.
authors.affiliation: Etlik Zübeyde Haním Womens Health Teaching and Research Hospital, Department of Neonatology, Ankara, Turkey. Correspondence to: Dr Sumru Kavurt, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Etlik Zübeyde Haním Women's Health Teaching and Research Hospital, Yeni Etlik Caddesi 55, Etlik, 06010, Ankara, Turkey. sumrukavurt@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Sumru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kavurt
authors.forename: Beyza
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Özcan
authors.forename: Ozge
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aydemir
authors.forename: Ahmet Yagmur
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Bas
authors.forename: Nihal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Demirel
mesh_terms: D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D008297:Male; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors