Time to regain birth weight - a marker to predict the severity of retinopathy of prematurity?
Abstract Background Poor weight gain in the first few weeks of life has been studied as a predictor of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Our aim was to assess whether time taken to regain birthweight (BW) be used as an additional marker to identify infants with type 1 ROP. Methods In this retrospect...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-12-01
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Series: | BMC Pediatrics |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-021-03027-x |