Open AccessFREQUENCY AND OUTCOME OF RETINOPATHY IN PROFOUNDLY PRETERM NEWBORNS RECEIVING SPECIALIZED MEDICAL CARE
Author(s) -
N.A. Shilova,
Н. В. Харламова,
Yu. A. Fisyuk,
Т. Ю. Чаша,
E. В. Чуракова,
С. С. Межинский
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
rossijskij vestnik perinatologii i pediatrii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2500-2228
pISSN - 1027-4065
DOI - 10.21508/1027-4065-2018-63-5-51-54
Subject(s) - retinopathy of prematurity , medicine , pediatrics , gestational age , childhood blindness , retinopathy , blindness , apgar score , pregnancy , obstetrics , optometry , genetics , endocrinology , biology , diabetes mellitus
Objective. To determine frequency of retinopathy cases in profoundly preterm newborns treated at Gorodkov Ivanovo Scientific Research Institute of Maternity and Childhood in 2016-2017, as well as to evaluate impact of the risk factors on disease severity in the conditions of specialized medical care. We examined 344 profoundly preterm newborns with gestational age of less than 32 weeks. 83 children (24.1%) were diagnosed with retinopathy of preterm newborns. A high quality of medical care was proved by a low percentage of children with severe forms of retinopathy in preterm newborns and absence of blindness in the children. A low gestational age, low Apgar score at the end of the first minute of life and traditional artificial lung ventilation are the most significant factors of severe retinopathy of preterm newborns.