Children (Mar 2023)

Hematologic Risk Factors for the Development of Retinopathy of Prematurity—A Retrospective Study

  • Gabriela Ildiko Zonda,
  • Raluca Mogos,
  • Alina-Sînziana Melinte-Popescu,
  • Ana-Maria Adam,
  • Valeriu Harabor,
  • Dragos Nemescu,
  • Demetra Socolov,
  • Anamaria Harabor,
  • Marian Melinte-Popescu,
  • Maura Adelina Hincu,
  • Ingrid-Andrada Vasilache,
  • Alexandru Carauleanu,
  • Gigi Adam,
  • Luminita Paduraru

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/children10030567
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 3
p. 567

Abstract

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(1) Background: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) can cause severe visual impairment or even blindness. We aimed to assess the hematological risk factors that are associated with different stages of ROP in a cohort of preterm newborns, and to compare the clinical characteristics and therapeutic interventions between groups. (2) Methods: This retrospective study included 149 preterm newborns from a tertiary maternity hospital in Romania between January 2018 and December 2018, who were segregated into: Group 1 (with ROP, n = 59 patients), and Group 2 (without ROP, n = 90 patients). The patients that were affected by ROP were subsequently divided into the following subgroups: Subgroup 1 (Stage 1, n = 21), Subgroup 2 (Stage 2, n = 35), and Subgroup 3 (Stage 3, n = 25). The associations were analyzed using multivariate logistic regression and sensitivity analysis. (3) Results: Platelet mass indexes (PMI) that were determined in the first, seventh, and tenth days of life were significantly associated with Stage 1 ROP. PMI determined in the first day of life was also significantly associated with Stage 2 ROP. The sensitivity and specificity of these parameters were modest, ranging from 44 to 57%, and 59 to 63%. (4) Conclusions: PMI has a modest ability to predict the development of ROP.

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