The Specificity of the WINROP Algorithm Can Be Significantly Increased by Reassessment of the WINROP Alarm
Author(s) -
Pia Lundgren,
Elisabeth Stoltz Sjöström,
Magnus Domellöf,
Lois E.H. Smith,
Carolyn Wu,
Deborah K. VanderVeen,
Ann Hellström,
Chatarina Löfqvist
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.399
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1661-7819
pISSN - 1661-7800
DOI - 10.1159/000435770
Subject(s) - retinopathy of prematurity , medicine , cohort , gestational age , birth weight , pediatrics , pregnancy , biology , genetics
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a sight-threatening disease affecting extremely preterm infants. The introduction of new ROP screening surveillance systems, with higher sensitivity and specificity than established ROP screening guidelines, has the potential to reduce the number of stressful eye examinations in these infants.
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