Abstract | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: PATIENTS AND METHODS: Medical records of all VLBW infants over a 4-year period were reviewed. Data regarding systemic and ophthalmic examinations were analyzed. RESULTS: Forty-seven infants with ROP were evaluated. Most infants had bilateral stage 1 or 2 disease extending 5 clock hours. Infants with ROP had younger mean gestational age, had lower gestational weight, and demonstrated higher incidence of diseases of prematurity. These infants were exposed to increased doses of surfactant and higher oxygen concentration for a prolonged duration given their immature pulmonary status. Independent predictors of ROP susceptibility also included length of hospitalization and Apgar score at 5 minutes. Patent ductus arteriosus was more common among infants with ROP. Approximately half of the infants who received one or two doses of indomethacin had ROP, but the ROP rate was decreased in infants who received three doses. CONCLUSION: Premature infants with younger gestational age, lower gestational weight, and severe morbidities were found to have an increased prevalence of ROP. Indomethacin treatment for patent ductus arteriosus may have a protective role in the development of severe ROP.
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Authors | Ran D Goldman, Abraham Spierer, Alexander Zhurkovsky, Jacob Kwint, Monica Schwarcz, Guy J Ben Simon |
Journal | Ophthalmic surgery, lasers & imaging : the official journal of the International Society for Imaging in the Eye
(Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging)
2010 Jan-Feb
Vol. 41
Issue 1
Pg. 41-7
ISSN: 1542-8877 [Print] United States |
PMID | 20128569
(Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
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Copyright | Copyright 2010, SLACK Incorporated. |
Chemical References |
- Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
- Indomethacin
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Topics |
- Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Gestational Age
- Humans
- Indomethacin
(administration & dosage, therapeutic use)
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Very Low Birth Weight
- Male
- Retinopathy of Prematurity
(diagnosis, prevention & control)
- Retrospective Studies
- Severity of Illness Index
- Time Factors
- Treatment Outcome
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