280 Antenatal Betamethasone (ANB) May Prevent Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Infants
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Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) in Low Birth Weight Newborns
Background: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a common cause of blindness and accounts for up to 10% of childhood blindness in developed countries. Also Before surfactant became available in the NICU, an incidence of 11% to 60% was reported in the VLBW population. However, there are few studies on the incidence of ROP among low-birth-weight (LBW) infants in Iran and the aim of this study is d...
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BACKGROUND This section is under preparation and will be included in the next issue. OBJECTIVES To answer the question: "Among very low birth weight infants, what is the effect of reducing early environmental light exposure on the incidence of any "Acute ROP", or "Poor ROP Outcomes"? SEARCH STRATEGY Searches were made of the Cochrane Neonatal Group Register of Controlled Trials, Medline, EM...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-200508000-00309