ArticleInternational journal of general medicine2022
Risk of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Births with Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Population-Based Cohort Study in Taiwan.
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- Construction of a predictive model for retinopathy of prematurity using machine learning algorithms.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Exploring Retinopathy of Prematurity: Insights from the First USAID-Funded Screening Program in KPK, Pakistan.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2025Article
- Clinical Characteristics and Predictive Features of Neonates With Treatment-Needed Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Incidence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in Palestine: a retrospective cohort study, 2024.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- Retinopathy of Prematurity in Eight Portuguese Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Incidence, Risk Factors, and Progression-A Prospective Multicenter Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effect of Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Retinopathy of Prematurity in Preterm Newborns: A Comparative Analysis with Mechanical Ventilation and High-Flow Nasal Cannula Therapy.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024Article
- Amelioration of oxygen-induced retinopathy in neonatal mice with fetal growth restriction.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2024Article
- Associations of VEGF Polymorphisms With Retinopathy of Prematurity.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2023Article
- Modifiable Risk Factors and Preventative Strategies for Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Systemic Cytokines in Retinopathy of Prematurity.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Review
- Association of serum levels of inflammatory cytokines with retinopathy of prematurity in preterm infants.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundRespiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a risk factor that plays an important role in retinopathy in preterm infants. We used population data of infants to investigate this relationship. This study evaluated whether respiratory distress syndrome was associated with an increased incidence of ROP in preterm infants.
methodsFrom the National Health Insurance claims data of Taiwan in the 2000-2009 period, preterm infants were identified to establish a RDS cohort (N = 7573) and a comparison cohort without RDS (N = 11428). We followed each infant for one year to identify incident retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) for comparison between the two cohorts. The RDS cohort for comparisons of hazard ratio (HR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated.
resultsLow birth weight, an extended stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), female gender, and RDS were factors associated with an increased incidence of ROP. The ROP incidence was 2.5-fold higher in RDS children than in control (30.3 versus 11.9 per 100 person-years), with an adjusted HR (aHR) of 1.28 (95% CI = 1.18-1.39). The incidence increased as the birth weight decreased in both cohorts, but the RDS cohort to the comparison cohort aHR decreased as the birth weight decreased, not significant for groups with birth weights less than 1500g. The aHR for RDS children was the highest for infants with a normal birth weight: 3.33 (95% CI = 2.09-5.31). Among infants with RDS, the ROP incidence increased to 51.0 per 100 person-years in those who underwent invasive ventilation, or to 76.3 per 100 person-years for NICU stay for ≥30 days.
conclusionPreterm infants with RDS are at an elevated risk of developing ROP, not limited to those with low birth weights.
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