Serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Levels before and after Intravitreous Ranibizumab Injection for Retinopathy of Prematurity

Table 2

Serum VEGF levels in infants with ROP.

Patient	Serum VEGF levels (pg/ml)
	1 day before IVR	1 day after IVR	3 days after IVR	7 days after IVR
1	391.57	12.75	15.97	22.41
2	149.77	7.91	9.52	17.58
3	238.80	12.75	15.97	72.09
4	185.86	22.41	9.52	NA
5	215.51	9.52	4.68	54.51
6	295.84	NA	25.63	28.85
7	350.75	15.97	12.75	41.69
8	337.08	NA	19.19	33.67
9	249.04	3.07	22.41	25.63
10	226.88	15.97	11.14	24.02
11	138.73	6.3	15.82	33.67
12	248.09	6.3	24.02	60.91
13	224.84	52.91	19.05	NA
14	210.84	31.94	48.11	48.04
15	130.84	41.69	15.97	12.59
Median (IQR)	226.9 (198.4, 272.4)	12.8 (7.9, 22.4)	16.0 (12.0, 20.8)	33.7 (24.0, 48.0)

NA: the serum VEGF level is not available because of the limited sample volumes.