Oral vitamin A supplementation for ROP prevention in VLBW preterm infants

Oral vitamin A supplementation for ROP prevention in VLBW preterm infants

Abstract Vitamin A administration may decrease any stage of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in preterm infants. To evaluate whether vitamin A oral supplementation could be preventive in ROP incidence and severity in VLBW infants, we compared results from 31 preterm infants, (< 1500 g or < 32 ...

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Main Authors: Francesca Garofoli, Donatella Barillà, Micol Angelini, Iolanda Mazzucchelli, Annalisa De Silvestri, Rosanna Guagliano, Lidia Decembrino, Chryssoula Tzialla
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
Vitamin A
Very low birth weight (VLBW) infant
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-020-00837-0

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