Prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in Latin America

Juliana Zimmermann Carrion1, Jo&atilde;o Borges Fortes Filho2, Marcia Beatriz Tartarella3, Andrea Zin4, Ignozy Dorneles Jornada Jr41Program for the Prevention of Blindness due to Retinopathy of Prematurity, Hospital de Cl&iacute;nicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, 2Department of Oph...

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Autores principales:	Carrion JZ, Fortes Filho JB, Tartarella MB, Zin A, Jornada Jr ID
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fbc701743e33442487d96019dec87c7e2021-12-02T06:14:34ZPrevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in Latin America1177-54671177-5483https://doaj.org/article/fbc701743e33442487d96019dec87c7e2011-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.dovepress.com/prevalence-of-retinopathy-of-prematurity-in-latin-america-a8770https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5467https://doaj.org/toc/1177-5483Juliana Zimmermann Carrion1, Jo&atilde;o Borges Fortes Filho2, Marcia Beatriz Tartarella3, Andrea Zin4, Ignozy Dorneles Jornada Jr41Program for the Prevention of Blindness due to Retinopathy of Prematurity, Hospital de Cl&iacute;nicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, 2Department of Ophthalmology, Medical School, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and Hospital de Cl&iacute;nicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, 3Federal University of S&atilde;o Paulo, S&atilde;o Paulo, 4Departament of Neonatology, Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Rio de Janeiro, 5University Luterana do Brasil School of Medicine, Canoas, BrazilAbstract: The purpose of this work was to review the studies published over the last 10 years concerning the prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in Latin American countries, to determine if there was an improvement in ROP prevalence rates in that period, and to identify the inclusion criteria for patients at risk of developing ROP in the screening programs. A total of 33 studies from ten countries published between 2000 and 2010 were reviewed. Prevalence of any ROP stage in the regions considered ranged from 6.6% to 82%; ROP severe enough to require treatment ranged from 1.2% to 23.8%. There was no routine screening for ROP, and there was a lack of services for treatment of the disease in many countries. Inclusion criteria for patients in the studies ranged between birth weight &le;1500 g and &le;2000 g and gestational age &le;32 and &lt;37 weeks. Use of different inclusion criteria regarding birth weight and gestational age in several Latin American studies hindered comparative analysis of the published data. Highly restrictive selection criteria for ROP screening in relation to birth weight and gestational age should not be used throughout most Latin American countries because of their different social characteristics and variable neonatal care procedures. The studies included in this review failed to provide adequate information to determine if the prevalence of ROP has decreased in Latin America.Keywords: retinopathy of prematurity, prevalence, incidence, Latin AmericaCarrion JZFortes Filho JBTartarella MBZin AJornada Jr IDDove Medical PressarticleOphthalmologyRE1-994ENClinical Ophthalmology, Vol 2011, Iss default, Pp 1687-1695 (2011)
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description	Juliana Zimmermann Carrion1, Jo&atilde;o Borges Fortes Filho2, Marcia Beatriz Tartarella3, Andrea Zin4, Ignozy Dorneles Jornada Jr41Program for the Prevention of Blindness due to Retinopathy of Prematurity, Hospital de Cl&iacute;nicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, 2Department of Ophthalmology, Medical School, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul and Hospital de Cl&iacute;nicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, 3Federal University of S&atilde;o Paulo, S&atilde;o Paulo, 4Departament of Neonatology, Instituto Fernandes Figueira, Rio de Janeiro, 5University Luterana do Brasil School of Medicine, Canoas, BrazilAbstract: The purpose of this work was to review the studies published over the last 10 years concerning the prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in Latin American countries, to determine if there was an improvement in ROP prevalence rates in that period, and to identify the inclusion criteria for patients at risk of developing ROP in the screening programs. A total of 33 studies from ten countries published between 2000 and 2010 were reviewed. Prevalence of any ROP stage in the regions considered ranged from 6.6% to 82%; ROP severe enough to require treatment ranged from 1.2% to 23.8%. There was no routine screening for ROP, and there was a lack of services for treatment of the disease in many countries. Inclusion criteria for patients in the studies ranged between birth weight &le;1500 g and &le;2000 g and gestational age &le;32 and &lt;37 weeks. Use of different inclusion criteria regarding birth weight and gestational age in several Latin American studies hindered comparative analysis of the published data. Highly restrictive selection criteria for ROP screening in relation to birth weight and gestational age should not be used throughout most Latin American countries because of their different social characteristics and variable neonatal care procedures. The studies included in this review failed to provide adequate information to determine if the prevalence of ROP has decreased in Latin America.Keywords: retinopathy of prematurity, prevalence, incidence, Latin America
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title	Prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in Latin America
title_short	Prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in Latin America
title_full	Prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in Latin America
title_fullStr	Prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in Latin America
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in Latin America
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Prevalence of retinopathy of prematurity in Latin America

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