Open AccessIncidence and Risk Factors Associated with Retinopathy of Prematurity in Peru
Author(s) -
Carmen Sarita Carranza-Mendizabal,
Mariela Diaz-Manrique,
Percy G. Ruiz Mamani,
Michael White,
Salomón HuancahuireVega
Publication year - 2021
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.s301439
Subject(s) - retinopathy of prematurity , medicine , bronchopulmonary dysplasia , gestational age , neonatal intensive care unit , intraventricular hemorrhage , birth weight , incidence (geometry) , pediatrics , sepsis , respiratory distress , mechanical ventilation , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , physics , optics , biology
The purpose of this research is to determine retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) prevalence and possible risk factors associated with ROP development in newborns admitted to a neonatal unit of a Peruvian National Reference Hospital.