Early weight gain predicts retinopathy in preterm infants: new, simple, efficient approach to screening
A Hellstrom, AL Hård, E Engstrom, A Niklasson… - …, 2009 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND. The risk for sight-threatening retinopathy of prematurity is predicted by
using gestational age and/or weight at birth. All infants below a threshold undergo serial
ophthalmologic examinations for identification of those who would benefit from treatment (∼
10%). We hypothesized that factoring in postnatal weight gain could identify children at risk
for sight-threatening retinopathy of prematurity more specifically and earlier. METHODS.
Weekly weights from birth to postmenstrual week 36 were retrospectively entered into a …
using gestational age and/or weight at birth. All infants below a threshold undergo serial
ophthalmologic examinations for identification of those who would benefit from treatment (∼
10%). We hypothesized that factoring in postnatal weight gain could identify children at risk
for sight-threatening retinopathy of prematurity more specifically and earlier. METHODS.
Weekly weights from birth to postmenstrual week 36 were retrospectively entered into a …