THE APPARENT ROLE OF BLOOD-TRANSFUSIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY

被引:73
作者
COOKE, RWI [1 ]
CLARK, D [1 ]
HICKEYDWYER, M [1 ]
WEINDLING, AM [1 ]
机构
[1] WALTON HOSP, DEPT OPHTHALMOL, LIVERPOOL L9 1AE, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND
关键词
RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; NEWBORN; CRYOTHERAPY; PREMATURITY;
D O I
10.1007/BF02073381
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 ;
摘要
During a 30-month-period, 184 very low birth weight infants from two Liverpool neonatal intensive care units were screened for evidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Seventeen clinical variables previously considered relevant to the development of ROP, blood gas and blood pressure data over the first 7 days, and the maximum stage of ROP reached in either eye were recorded, together with the need for cryotherapy and current visual status. Ninety-two infants developed any stage of ROP and 15 required cryotherapy or became blind. Logistic regression showed that only gestational age and frequency of blood transfusion were independently associated both with the risk of occurrence of ROP and its severity.
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