Incidence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in neonatal intensive care units: Mansoura, Egypt

Incidence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in neonatal intensive care units: Mansoura, Egypt

Background Retinopathy of prematurity ROP is a leading cause of blindness affecting ∼50 000 children worldwide. The incidence of the disease varies among different countries, it is influenced by the level of perinatal care, the existence of screening programs for early diagnosis. Low birth weight BW...

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Main Authors: Rania M.R. Bassiouny, Rasheed S Ellakkany, Samy A Aboelkhair, Tarek A Mohsen, Ihab S Othman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of the Egyptian Ophthalmological Society
Subjects:
birth weight
gestational age
oxygen
preterm
retinopathy of prematurity
Online Access:http://www.jeos.eg.net/article.asp?issn=2090-0686;year=2017;volume=110;issue=3;spage=71;epage=76;aulast=Bassiouny

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