Changes in institutional oxygen saturation targets are associated with an increased rate of severe retinopathy of prematurity.
Publication/Presentation Date
2-1-2022
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of changes in institutional peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO
METHODS: This study was a secondary analysis of data from 21 North American hospitals during the periods 2006-2012 and 2015-2017. Hospitals were categorized based on whether or not SpO
RESULTS: A total of 8,142 infants underwent ROP examinations at 21 hospitals during the two study periods: 5,716 in 2006-2012 (mean BW, 1109 ± 369 g; GA, 28.0 ± 2.6; 11.6% severe ROP); 2,426 in 2015-2017 (mean BW, 1086 ± 347 g; GA, 28.0 ± 2.8; 12.8% severe ROP). Fourteen hospitals increased SpO
CONCLUSIONS: Increases in institutional SpO
Volume
26
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
18
ISSN
1528-3933
Published In/Presented At
Liu, T., Tomlinson, L. A., Yu, Y., Ying, G. S., Quinn, G. E., Binenbaum, G., & G-ROP Study Group (2022). Changes in institutional oxygen saturation targets are associated with an increased rate of severe retinopathy of prematurity. Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 26(1), 18.e1–18.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaapos.2021.10.002
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Pediatrics
PubMedID
35032651
Department(s)
Department of Pediatrics
Document Type
Article