VITAMIN E (E) PROPHYLAXIS FOR SEVERE ROP: A REAPPRAISAL OF PUBLISHED TRIALS. † 1423

Autor: G Quinn, T. N. K Raju, V Bhutani, Patricia Langenberg
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Pediatric Research. 39:240-240
ISSN: 1530-0447
0031-3998
1961-1994
Popis: The role of E in affecting the course of severe ROP has remained controversial. Most E trials were done prior to the International Classification of ROP (ICROP), and in previous meta-analyses the E effect on stage 3+ ROP (as per ICROP) was not routinely assessed. Since stage 3+ ROP predicts progression to visual loss, and since the cohort at risk for ROP has increased, we performed an analysis to ask: By combining previous randomized clinical trial (RCT) data, can we demonstrate a reduction in risk for stage 3+ ROP in
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