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Retinopathy of prematurity and its association with neonatal factors [PDF]
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2017 Retinopathy of prematurity is considered as an important cause of blindness. This prospective study was undertaken to document the frequency and the associated factors of retinopathy of prematurity among 97 preterm newborn weighing <2000 g and/or with
Ahmed, Firoz +6 more
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Retinopathy of prematurity [PDF]
British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1997 • Almost seven decades after it was first described, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) remains an important threat to pediatric vision.
David Kent, David Clark
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Retinopathy of Prematurity [PDF]
North Carolina Medical Journal, 2017 Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a vasoproliferative retinal disorder unique to premature infants. As premature births increase in many areas of the world, ROP has become a leading cause of childhood blindness. A better understanding of the pathogenesis of ROP, adherence to strict screening guidelines, and evolution of treatment options have reduced
Mukta Sharma, Anil Chauhan
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Retinopathy of Prematurity [PDF]
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1987 ROP is a challenging disease of the decade of the 1980s. Answers, even partial answers, to many of its questions may provide information bearing on those same questions in other blinding vascular retinopathies, such as diabetes and sickle cell disease. Answers more clearly defining the role of oxygen, ventilation, antioxidants, blood transfusions, and ...
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Optimizing Measurement of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Small Blood Samples of Premature Infants [PDF]
, 2019 To establish a method that allows for the reliable assessment of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A) concentrations in very small blood samples of preterm infants. Systemic VEGF measurements are important in view of the most appropriate Anti-VEGF
Lopez Yomayuza, Claudia C. +3 more
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Retinopathy of Prematurity [PDF]
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1992 Retinopathy of prematurity is a common disorder among extremely low-birthweight preterm infants and may cause total vision loss in as many as 2% to 4% of those weighing less than 2 pounds at birth. Regular examinations begun in the neonatal intensive care unit permit early detection and treatment of progressive ROP and allow a reduction in visual ...
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Neonatal Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials Are Affected by Clinical Conditions Occurring in Early Prematurity [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose: Cortical auditory evoked potentials may serve as an early indicator of developmental problems in the auditory cortex. The aim of the study was to determine the effect on neonatal cortical auditory processing of clinical conditions occurring in ...
Bisiacchi, Patrizia +5 more
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Retinopathy of prematurity [PDF]
The Lancet, 2013 The immature retinas of preterm neonates are susceptible to insults that disrupt neurovascular growth, leading to retinopathy of prematurity. Suppression of growth factors due to hyperoxia and loss of the maternal-fetal interaction result in an arrest of retinal vascularisation (phase 1).
Ann Hellström +5 more
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Enteral lactoferrin supplementation for very preterm infants: a randomised placebo-controlled trial [PDF]
, 2019 Background Infections acquired in hospital are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in very preterm infants. Several small trials have suggested that supplementing the enteral diet of very preterm infants with lactoferrin, an antimicrobial ...
Ainsworth, S +59 more
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Opthalmic impairment at 7 years of age in children born very preterm [PDF]
, 2004 Aims: To determine the prevalence of ophthalmic impairments in very preterm compared with term infants, the relation between impairments and cerebral ultrasound appearances and retinopathy, and the correlation with visual perception and motor and ...
Clarke, D. +3 more
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