Association between sepsis and retinopathy of prematurity: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore the association between sepsis and retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in premature infants.

Design

A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

We performed a systematic search of PubMed, the Cochrane Library and Embase from 1 January, 2000, to 1 January, 2018, with no language restrictions and reported the relationship between sepsis and ROP.

Eligibility criteria

Original observational studies, including cohort studies and case-control studies.

Data extraction and synthesis

Two reviewers independently completed the study selection and data extraction. The OR and corresponding 95% CI were used to measure the risk of sepsis in patients with ROP. The heterogeneity between studies was evaluated using Cochran's Q test and the I

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537987 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature