Anesthesia management of laser photocoagulation for retinopathy of prematurity. A retrospective review of perioperative adverse events.

The incidence of perioperative adverse events was not associated with patient's age, current weight, timing, or location of the procedure. Extubating infants at the end of the procedure is however associated with a high rate of apneas and bradycardia, and consideration should be given to keeping low weight infants undergoing prolonged procedures out-of-hours intubated.