A worldwide survey of retinopathy of prematurity screening
A worldwide survey of retinopathy of prematurity screening
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DOI：
10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-310709
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发表时间：
2018-01-01
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4.1
通讯作者：
Sloper, John J.
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作者：
Mora, Justin S.;Waite, Christopher;Sloper, John J.
背景为了确定哪些国家在世界上有早产儿视网膜病变（ROP）筛查计划和指南，以及如何这些developed.Methods创建一个电子邮件数据库，并要求在141个国家的眼科医生完成在线调查ROP筛查在他们的county.Results 92/141（65%）的国家的代表作出了回应。78/92（85%）有现有的ROP筛查计划，68/78（88%）有明确的筛查标准。一些国家的筛查有限，没有筛查或知识不足的地区主要是东南亚、非洲和一些前苏联国家。讨论随着中低收入和低收入国家早产儿生存率的提高，确保适当的ROP筛查和治疗非常重要。这些信息将帮助组织将资源集中在最需要的领域。
Background To ascertain which countries in the world have retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) screening programmes and guidelines and how these were developed.Methods An email database was created and requests were sent to ophthalmologists in 141 nations to complete an online survey on ROP screening in their country.Results Representatives from 92/141 (65%) countries responded. 78/92 (85%) have existing ROP screening programmes, and 68/78 (88%) have defined screening criteria. Some countries have limited screening and those areas which have no screening or for which there is inadequate knowledge are mainly Southeast Asia, Africa and some former Soviet states.Discussion With the increasing survival of premature babies in lower-middle-income and low-income countries, it is important to ensure that adequate ROP screening and treatment is in place. This information will help organisations focus their resources on those areas most in need.