Correlation between risk factors during the neonatal period and appearance of retinopathy of prematurity in preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units in Alexandria, Egypt
Author(s) -
Ahmed M. Abdel Hadi,
ShereenHamdy
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1177-5483
pISSN - 1177-5467
DOI - 10.2147/opth.s40136
Subject(s) - medicine , retinopathy of prematurity , gestational age , birth weight , neonatal intensive care unit , continuous positive airway pressure , pediatrics , mechanical ventilation , neonatology , intraventricular hemorrhage , intensive care , prospective cohort study , ductus arteriosus , obstetrics , surgery , pregnancy , anesthesia , intensive care medicine , genetics , biology , obstructive sleep apnea
This study aimed to identify the main risk factors for development of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in neonatal intensive care units in Alexandria, Egypt, from January 2010 to January 2012.
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