Can a Risk Factor Based Approach Safely Reduce Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity?

Table 4

Characteristics of infants ≥ 29 weeks gestation who developed severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Year of birth	GA (weeks)	Birth weight (grams)	Worst stage ROP	Laser	Risk factors
2004	29	607	3	Yes	Sepsis, MV >5 days
2004	29	1240	2	Yes	Sepsis, MV > 5 days
2006	31	1235	3	Yes	NEC surgery, sepsis, MV > 5 days, iNO
2007	31	1845	3	Yes	Sepsis, MV > 5 days, iNO
2002	30	955	3	No	Sepsis, MV > 5 days
2002	31	600	3	No	MV > 5 days
2004	31	1332	3	No	Sepsis, MV > 5 days
2008	30	960	3	No	Sepsis, MV > 5 days, iNO
2009	29	1075	3	No	Sepsis, MV > 5 days, PDA ligation, iNO
2010	29	1320	3	No	Sepsis, MV > 5 days, iNO
2012	29	1040	3	No	Sepsis, MV > 5 days

GA: gestational age; MV: mechanical ventilation; iNO: inhaled nitric oxide; sepsis due to confirmed blood culture or a clinical course requiring ≥7 days of treatment; NEC: necrotizing enterocolitis; PDA: patent ductus arteriosus.