Predictors for the development of referral-warranted retinopathy of prematurity in the telemedicine approaches to evaluating acute-phase retinopathy of prematurity (e-ROP) study.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Detection of treatment-requiring retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) involves serial eye examinations. An ROP prediction model using predictive factors could identify high-risk infants and reduce required eye examinations.

Objective

To determine predictive factors for the development of referral-warranted (RW) ROP.

Design, setting, and participants

This multicenter observational cohort study included secondary analysis of data from the Telemedicine Approaches to Evaluating Acute-Phase Retinopathy of Prematurity Study. Infants included in the study had a birth weight (BW) of less than 1251 g.

Exposures

Serial ROP examinations of premature infants who had 2 or more ROP examinations.

Main outcomes and measures

Incidence of RW-ROP (defined as the pre

SUBMITTER: Ying GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4416963 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature