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ArticleInternational scholarly research notices2017

The Severity of Retinopathy in the Extremely Premature Infants.

Alexandra Trivli, Maria Polychronaki, Charoula Matalliotaki, Michail Papadimas, Athina E Patelarou, Niki Dermitzaki, Michail Matalliotakis

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Article in International scholarly research notices, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 2 papers.

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Alexandra TrivliDepartment of Ophthalmology, Konstantopouleio General Hospital, Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4408-1212
Maria PolychronakiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Venizeleio General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Charoula MatalliotakiNeonatology Department, Venizeleio General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Michail PapadimasDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Venizeleio General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Athina E PatelarouDepartment of Anesthesiology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Niki DermitzakiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Venizeleio General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
Michail MatalliotakisNeonatology Department, Venizeleio General Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-2967-184X
The General Hospital of Heraklion "Venizeleio-Pananio" · GRAgia Olga Hospital · GRUniversity Hospital of Heraklion · GR

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Abstract

objectiveWe aimed to investigate the incidence and the severity of retinopathy of extremely premature infants and to evaluate the risk factors and outcome of the cases. MATERIALS AND

methodsOut of 200 premature births, we retrospectively reviewed 9 cases that developed ROP. We excluded cases where ROP developed in newborns > 30 weeks of gestational age and cases where medical notes were unavailable or incomplete. Topical drops of cyclopentolate 1% and phenylephrine 5% were instilled and fundoscopy was performed using a direct ophthalmoscope.

resultsThe incidence of ROP was 4.5% in the 9-year period. The infants were divided into two groups. Group 1 included premature infants ≤27 weeks of age and Group 2 included those >27 weeks but ≤ 30 weeks of age. We found that the infants of Group 1 showed advanced stages of ROP in comparison to Group 2. Out of 18 eyes, 11 eyes had stage 3 ROP and they were all found in Group 1 (100% of cases).

conclusionThe severity of ROP was associated with earlier gestational age, lower birth weight, and oxygen supplementation. Constant cooperation between physicians and nursing staff is necessary to avoid undetected cases and further prevent ROP related blindness.

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