Increasing incidence of retinopathy of prematurity

Increasing incidence of retinopathy of prematurity

To the Editor.— In the article by Gibson et al,1 the increasing numbers of cases of blinding retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) seen in infants weighing less than 1000 g (ELBW) is attributed to improved survival. For the ELBW infants, 1-year survival was 19% from 1970 through 1979 and 36% from 1980 th...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1991-06, Vol.87 (6), p.953-954
1. Verfasser: Katzman, G H
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Birth Weight
Humans
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Ohio
Retinopathy of Prematurity - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:To the Editor.— In the article by Gibson et al,1 the increasing numbers of cases of blinding retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) seen in infants weighing less than 1000 g (ELBW) is attributed to improved survival. For the ELBW infants, 1-year survival was 19% from 1970 through 1979 and 36% from 1980 through 1986. Interestingly, in Toledo we had a similar experience regarding survival. The ELBW neonatal survival was 23% in 1975 through 1979 and 62.5% in 1981.2
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.87.6.953b