Retinopatía del prematuro en Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

Rubén Gonzalo Zárate; Verónica Alejandra Bebiglia; Celeste Mansilla; Luis  Díaz González; Javier Oscar Rendo; Pamela Aedo Pardo; Mario Vallone; Karina Valanza; Fabiana Cuevas; Florencia Scheffer; Nydia Gavilondo

doi:10.70313/2718.7446.v15.n04.188

Authors

Rubén Gonzalo Zárate Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Regional de Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Verónica Alejandra Bebiglia Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital Regional de Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Celeste Mansilla Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital de Pediatría J. P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Luis Díaz González Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital de Pediatría J. P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Javier Oscar Rendo Clínica de Ojos Santa Lucía, Florencio Varela, prov. de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pamela Aedo Pardo Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Regional de Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Mario Vallone Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Regional de Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Karina Valanza Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Regional de Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Fabiana Cuevas Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Regional de Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Florencia Scheffer Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Regional de Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Nydia Gavilondo Servicio de Neonatología, Hospital Regional de Río Grande, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70313/2718.7446.v15.n04.188

Keywords:

retinopathy of prematurity, ROP, neonatology, low weight at birth, prevention of blindness

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and their therapeutical management in a public hospital in Río Grande (Tierra del Fuego), Argentina.
Methods: An epidemiological retrospective unicentric study was performed, to evaluate cases of ROP in the Hospital Regional de Rio Grande (HRRG) between August 2021 and September 2022. The evaluated parameters were births, gestational ages, weight at births, number of premature born, and cases of ROP, analyzing the information in a descriptive way.
Results: A total of 515 births were registered, 39 of them were premature (7.5%) and ROP was detected in 3 cases (7.7%), with 28, 31 y 35 weeks of gestation and 830, 1445 and, 1875 gs weight at birth respectively. Just one case required surgical laser treatment and was positively resolved.
Conclusion: The incidence of ROP in HRRG, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina was 7.7%.

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