Association between hematocrit in the first two hours of life and retinopathy during prematurity: a retrospective study from DRYAD.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Our study investigated the association between hematocrit in the first two hours (HCT2h) of life and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Methods

Data were obtained from an observational study of the DRYAD database. The study was conducted at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC). Data on preterm babies whose gestational age (GA) was < 34 weeks were collected prospectively from January 2008 to February 2014. Logistic regression was applied to explore the association between HCT2h and ROP.

Results

A total of 326 very preterm infants born at or earlier than 34 weeks were included. The incidence of any ROP was 23.9%, and the incidence of severe ROP was 4.6%. The HCT2h, birth weight, GA, Apgar1 min, and Apgar5 min of any ROP group were significantly lowe

SUBMITTER: Kong X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11889788 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature