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Variations in medical practice of retinopathy of prematurity among 8 Asian countries from an international survey

Youn YA 1 , Kim SY 1 , Cho SJ 2 , Chang YS 3 , Miyake F 4 , Kusuda S 5 Show all authors , Iskandar ATP 6 , Rohsiswatmo R 6 , Dewi R 7 , Chee SC 8 , Neoh SH 9 , Imperial MLS 10 , Velasco BAE 11 , Quek BH 12 , Lin YJ 13 , Chang JH 14 , Nuntnarumit P 15 , Ngerncham S 16 , Supapannachart S 15 , Ozawa Y 17 , Tomotaki S 18 , Prempunpong C 15 , Prempraphan P 19 , Isayama T 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
  • 2 Department of Pediatrics, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, 1071 AnYang Cheon-ro, YangCheon-gu, Seoul, 07985, Republic of Korea. [email protected]
  • 3 Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 81 Irwon-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, 06351, Republic of Korea. [email protected]
  • 4 Division of Neonatology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
  • 5 Department of Pediatrics, Neonatal Research Network of Japan, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan
  • 6 Department of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 7 Budhi Mulia Mother and Child Hospital, Pekanbaru, Indonesia
  • 8 Department of Pediatrics, Selayang Hospital, Ministry of Health, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 9 Department of Paediatrics, Hospital Tunku Azizah, Ministry of Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 10 Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital, Manila, Philippines
  • 11 Philippine Children's Medical Center, Manila, Philippines
  • 12 Department of Neonatology, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore City, Singapore
  • 13 Department of Pediatrics, National Cheng-Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
  • 14 Department of Pediatrics, MacKay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 15 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • 16 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • 17 Division of Neonatology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Department of Pediatrics, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan
  • 18 Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
  • 19 Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand
Sci Rep, 2023 Sep 20;13(1):15602.
PMID: 37730731 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42432-3

Abstract

Advances in perinatal care have led to the increased survival of preterm infants with subsequent neonatal morbidities, such as retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). This study aims to compare the differences of neonatal healthcare systems, resources, and clinical practice concerning ROP in Asia with review of current literature. An on-line survey at the institutional level was sent to the directors of 336 neonatal intensive care units (NICU) in 8 collaborating national neonatal networks through the Asian Neonatal Network Collaboration (AsianNeo). ROP screening was performed in infants born at

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