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Higher prevalence of fundus haemorrhages in early-screened (NEST Study) as compared to late-screened (SUNDROP Study) newborn populations.

Cassie A LudwigOmeed Michael MemarMarco JiDaniel VailAhmad Al-MoujahedTatiana RosenblattAmee D AzadMalini VeerappanNatalia F CallawayDarius M Moshfeghi
Published in: The British journal of ophthalmology (2021)
We found a significant difference in the prevalence of fundus haemorrhages between the early-screened NEST cohort and the late-screened, preterm SUNDROP cohort. Likely, this difference is due to the transient nature of most newborn haemorrhages.
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