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Indian Pediatr
; 2014 Oct; 51(10): 804-806
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-170847
ABSTRACT
Objectives: To evaluate the incidence, risk factors and severity of retinopathy of prematurity in neonatal intensive care unit and to evaluate its relationship with gestational age. Methods: Cohort study of neonates with gestational age ≤32 weeks or birthweight ≤1500g. Results: Of the 495 neonates screened, 43 (8.7%) infants were small for gestational age; the frequency of severe retinopathy of prematurity was 5.8%. Sepsis and being small for gestational age were independent risk factors for severe retinopathy of prematurity. Conclusions: Clinicians should be aware of the presence of presence of retinopathy of prematurity when caring for protein small for gestational age infants.