Preterm Infant Stress During Handheld Optical Coherence Tomography vs Binocular Indirect Ophthalmoscopy Examination for Retinopathy of Prematurity.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy (BIO) examination for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a well-known cause of repeated preterm infant stress.

Objective

To compare stress during investigational optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging to that during BIO for ROP.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study examined infants at the bedside in the intensive care nursery. Consecutive preterm infants enrolled in Study of Eye Imaging in Preterm Infants (BabySTEPS) who had any research OCT imaging as part of the study. Patients were recruited from June to November 2019, and analysis began April 2020.

Main outcomes and measures

Infant stress was measured using modified components of a neonatal pain assessment tool before (baseline) and d

SUBMITTER: Mangalesh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8017483 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature