Variations in medical practice of retinopathy of prematurity among 8 Asian countries from an international survey
Issued Date
2023-09-20
Resource Type
eISSN
20452322
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85171810959
Pubmed ID
37730731
Journal Title
Scientific reports
Volume
13
Issue
1
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Scientific reports Vol.13 No.1 (2023) , 15602
Suggested Citation
Youn Y.A., Kim S.Y., Cho S.J., Chang Y.S., Miyake F., Kusuda S., Iskandar A.T.P., Rohsiswatmo R., Dewi R., Chee S.C., Neoh S.H., Imperial M.L.S., Velasco B.A.E., Quek B.H., Lin Y.J., Chang J.H., Nuntnarumit P., Ngerncham S., Supapannachart S., Ozawa Y., Tomotaki S., Prempunpong C., Prempraphan P., Isayama T. Variations in medical practice of retinopathy of prematurity among 8 Asian countries from an international survey. Scientific reports Vol.13 No.1 (2023) , 15602. doi:10.1038/s41598-023-42432-3 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/90246
Title
Variations in medical practice of retinopathy of prematurity among 8 Asian countries from an international survey
Author's Affiliation
Siriraj Hospital
Graduate School of Medicine
National Center for Child Health and Development
National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Universitas Indonesia, RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo
Ewha Womans University School of Medicine
Mackay Memorial Hospital Taiwan
Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan university
Vajira Hospital
Kyorin University
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
KK Women's And Children's Hospital
Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia
College of Medicine of the Catholic University of Korea
Budhi Mulia Mother and Child Hospital
Philippine Children’s Medical Center
Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital
Graduate School of Medicine
National Center for Child Health and Development
National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Universitas Indonesia, RSUPN Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo
Ewha Womans University School of Medicine
Mackay Memorial Hospital Taiwan
Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan university
Vajira Hospital
Kyorin University
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
KK Women's And Children's Hospital
Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia
College of Medicine of the Catholic University of Korea
Budhi Mulia Mother and Child Hospital
Philippine Children’s Medical Center
Dr. Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital
Other Contributor(s)
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 < 34 weeks in Indonesia and Japan. In South Korea, Malaysia, and Taiwan, most screened for ROP in infants born at < 32 weeks. In all networks, majority of NICUs conducted ROP screening to infants with birth weight < 1500 g. In most NICU's in-hospital ophthalmologists performed indirect ophthalmoscopy and some were supplemented with digital imaging. Both laser photocoagulation and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injection are performed for treatment and, vitreous surgeries are conducted less frequently in all countries. Despite limited information collected by the survey, this first study to compare ROP practices implemented in eight Asian countries through AsianNeo will enable an understanding of the differences and facilitate quality improvement by sharing better practices.