Development of Screening Criteria for Retinopathy of Prematurity in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Using a Web-based Data Management System.
J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus
; 57(5): 333-339, 2020 Sep 01.
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| ID: mdl-32956484
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To describe a process for identifying birth weight (BW) and gestational age (GA) screening guidelines in Mongolia.METHODS:
This was a prospective cohort study in a tertiary care hospital in Ulaanbataar, Mongolia, of 193 premature infants with GA of 36 weeks or younger and/or BW of 2,000 g or less) with regression analysis to determine associations between BW and GA and the development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).RESULTS:
As BW and GA decreased, the relative risk of developing ROP increased. The relative risk of developing any stage of ROP in infants born at 29 weeks or younger was 2.91 (95% CI 1.55 to 5.44; P < .001] compared to older infants. The relative risk of developing any type of ROP in infants with BW of less than 1,200 g was 2.41 (95% CI 1.35 to 4.29; P = .003] and developing type 2 or worse ROP was 2.05 (95% CI 0.99 to 4.25; P = .05).CONCLUSIONS:
Infants in Mongolia with heavier BW and older GA who fall outside of current United States screening guidelines of GA of 30 weeks or younger and/or BW of 1,500 g or less developed clinically relevant ROP. [J Pediatr Ophthalmol Strabismus. 2020;57(5)333-339.].
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Retinopathy of Prematurity
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Neonatal Screening
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Internet
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Year:
2020
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Article