| Effects of the screening program on ROP in Cali, Colombia | |
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ROP is the first cause of childhood blindness in Cali, and in spite of sufficient scientific and technical information on how to evaluate these infants, there are no government programs to address this problem. Objective: To show how important it is to increase screening coverage and treatment for ROP with appropriate systems and good strategies aimed at decreasing the rates of this disease and reducing childhood blindness in Cali, Colombia. Methodology: Medical charts from the service of pediatric ophthalmology in the University of Valle were reviewed. The focus was on newborns weighing under 1500 g and / or younger than 32 weeks of gestational age, born between January 1, 2001 until December 31, 2005, and hospitalized at the CIRENA unit. The intervention program works with all staff members, medical and paramedical, teaching them awareness of the ROP problem: to personalize children, for instance, telling them by mother’s first name of those that are now studying at the school for the blind. Other important messages include being alert to perform screenings and provide treatment if necessary. Results: 78 patients out of 266 (29.3%) were screened in 2001 with a rate of treatment of 18%; in 2002, 45.6% (140/307) were screened with a treatment rate of 15.7%, and in 2003 the screening rate was 89.7% (297/331) with 7.4% of treatment rate. In 2004, the screening rate was 86.51% (295/340) with 5.4% of treatment, and in 2005 the screening rate was 98.9% (364/386) and treatment 4. |
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Zuluaga, Claudia |
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20070802 |
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Neišnešiotų naujagimių retinopatija, Vaikų oftalmologija, Retrolental fibroplasia, Pediatric ophtalmology |
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http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:J.04~2006~ISSN_1392-0138.V_13.N_3.PG_176-178 |
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Languages : eng |
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