Oxygen saturation levels and retinopathy of prematurity in extremely preterm infants - a case control study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To investigate the association of risk factors, including oxygen exposure, for developing retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in preterm infants at increased risk of ROP.

Methods

A case-control study was conducted where each infant born at < 28 weeks gestation with ROP was matched with another without ROP over five years (July 2015 - June 2020). Clinical information about the infants was collected from electronic medical records, including method of oxygen delivery, oxygen saturation (SpO₂), fraction of inspired oxygen (FiO₂) and mean airway pressure (MAP) measurements. MATLAB was used for a time-averaged analysis. Stata/SE 16.0 was used for statistical analysis.

Results

123 ROP/non-ROP pairs were included in this study. The time-averaged Sp

SUBMITTER: Aggarwal V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10486104 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature