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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2025

The relationship between inflammatory markers and retinopathy of prematurity in extremely premature infants.

Fatma Merve Bektaş, Emin Serbülent Güçlü, Hüseyin Şimşek, Mustafa Akçali

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Fatma Merve BektaşOphthalmology Clinic, Mersin City Training and Research Hospital, Mersin, Turkey. fmerveb@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4909-7467
Emin Serbülent GüçlüOphthalmology Clinic, Mersin City Training and Research Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2112-1162
Hüseyin ŞimşekNeonatology Clinic, Mersin City Training and Research Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3453-6802
Mustafa AkçaliNeonatology Clinic, Mersin City Training and Research Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0496-542X

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purposeThis study aimed to evaluate the relationships among blood parameters, clinical factors, and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in extremely premature (EP) infants.

methodsThis retrospective study included 153 EP infants who were categorized into two groups based on the presence of inflammatory diseases such as necrotizing enterocolitis, neonatal sepsis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, severe intraventricular hemorrhage, preeclampsia, and premature rupture of membranes. Complete blood count parameters, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), lymphocyte-monocyte ratio, platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), systemic inflammatory index, and platelet mass index were recorded during the first week and first month after birth. The study analyzed the impact of parameters obtained through blood tests during the first week and first month on the development of ROP and the requirement for treatment.

resultsIn this study, 96 infants were diagnosed with inflammatory diseases. After multivariate regression analyses, the duration of mechanical ventilation (p = 0.010) was found to be the only factor that led to ROP development. Moreover, lower gestational age (GA) (p = 0.006), higher NLR (p = 0.026), and lower PLR (p = 0.019) were observed in infants requiring treatment compared to infants with spontaneous resolution of ROP in this group. 57 infants did not have inflammatory diseases. Although the duration of mechanical ventilation (p = 0.041) and low levels of platelets (PLT) (p = 0.046) measured in the first month postnatally were significantly found to be associated with ROP developement, no parameter affecting the required treatment could be determined.

conclusionEP infants with longer mechanical ventilation durations and lower PLT counts are vulnerable to ROP development. GA, PLR, and NLR are predictive factors for treatment.

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BiomarkersInfant, Extremely PrematureInflammationRetinopathy of PrematurityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGestational AgeHumansInfant, NewbornLymphocytesMaleNeutrophilsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsBiomarkersComplete blood countExtreme prematurityInflammationRetinopathy of prematurity

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