A Cohort Study of Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension and the Incidence and Severity of Retinopathy of Prematurity

T. Flynn, John; Bancalari, Eduardo; Snyder, Ellen; N. Goldberg, Ronald; J. Feuer, William; Cassady, Janet; Schiffman, Joyce; I. Feldman, Harold; Baghynski, Brian; Buckley, Edward; Roberts, Jacqueline; B. Gillings, Dennis

doi:10.1056/nejm199204163261603

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A Cohort Study of Transcutaneous Oxygen Tension and the Incidence and Severity of Retinopathy of Prematurity

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Apr 16, 1992

Authors:

John T. Flynn

Eduardo Bancalari

Ellen Snyder

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Retinopathy of prematurity is a disease affecting the blood vessels of the retina in premature infants that may result in scarring, retinal detachment, and loss of vision. An association between this condition and the exposure of premature infants to supplemental oxygen has been postulat...

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Retinopathy of prematurity

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