The Incidence and Risk Factors of Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants in Turkey


Celebi A. R. C., Petricli I. S., Hekimoglu E., Demirel N., Bas A. Y.

MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, cilt.20, ss.1647-1653, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.12659/msm.892262
  • Dergi Adı: MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1647-1653
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Gestational Age, Infant, Extremely Premature, Prevalence, Retinopathy of Prematurity, Risk Factors, Turkey, INTENSIVE-CARE UNITS, THRESHOLD RETINOPATHY, ROP
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: The aim of this study was to identify the incidence of severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) requiring laser treatment and the overall incidence of ROP in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants, and to evaluate the associated risk factors for developing severe ROP in ELBW infants in Turkey.