High rate and large intercentre variability in retreatment of retinopathy of prematurity in infants born <24 gestational weeks.

Pia Lundgren Lena JacobsonAnna-Lena HårdAbbas Al-HawasiEva LarssonLotta GränseMarie SaricBirgitta SunnqvistKristina TornqvistAgneta WallinGerd E HolmstromLois LE SmithEva MorsingAnn Hellström

Published in: BMJ open ophthalmology (2021)

Infants, born at <24 weeks' GA, had high rates of treatment-warranting ROP and retreatments. Treatment centre highly influenced the retreatment rate after laser indicating that laser treatment could be improved in some settings.

Keyphrases

gestational age
pregnant women
physical activity
birth weight