Retinopathy of prematurity screening criteria and workload implications at Tygerberg Children’s Hospital, South Africa: A cross-sectional study

Retinopathy of prematurity screening criteria and workload implications at Tygerberg Children's Hospital, South Africa: A cross-sectional study.

BACKGROUND Screening guidelines for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) used in high-income countries are not appropriate for middle- income countries, and screening requirements may vary even between units within one city. OBJECTIVE To determine optimal ROP screening criteria, and its workload implications, for Tygerberg Children's Hospital (TCH), Cape Town, South Africa. METHODS This cross-s...

Screening for retinopathy of prematurity in a provincial hospital in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

UNLABELLED  Background. Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is an emerging public health problem in many middle-income countries where improved neonatal survival rates coupled with inadequate health resources have created a new epidemic. There are limited available data on the magnitude of the problem, and screening in South African (SA) hospitals has not been uniformly practised. OBJECTIVE To d...

Mammorgraphy reporting at Tygerberg hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.

521 August 2014, Vol. 104, No. 8 Mammography reporting at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa To the Editor: The evasive response of Apffelstaedt et al.[1] with regard to the actual mammographic reporting methodology that forms the basis of their research[2] highlights concerns reflected in our letter[3] and raises clinical, ethical and scientific questions. Apffelstaedt et al. need to ...

Retinopathy of prematurity in a cohort of neonates at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.

BACKGROUND Severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) can cause blindness. Before 2016, resource limitations precluded routine screening for ROP at Groote Schuur Hospital (GSH), Cape Town, South Africa. Previous pilot studies at GSH found no patients with ROP requiring treatment; however, improved preterm infant survival may affect the prevalence. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence and sever...

Bevacizumab treatment for retinopathy of prematurity in South Africa.