Neurodevelopmental outcome at 6 months of age of full-term neonates with hyperbilirubinemia necessitating exchange transfusion.

Background: Bilirubin neurotoxicity involves a spectrum of varying severity that could result in adverse long-term sequelae.

Aims: To compare the neurodevelopmental outcome of full-term neonates who underwent exchange transfusion with those who did not.

Study Design: A retrospective cohort study.

Comparison of digital imaging screening and indirect ophthalmoscopy for retinopathy of prematurity.

The aims of this study were to determine the incidence and severity of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) using digital imaging screening, confirm findings by indirect opthalmoscopy, and document risk factors of ROP in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a large tertiary hospital in a developing country. This prospective cohort study included infants with gestational age (GA) ≤ 32 wk, birth weight (BW) ≤ 1,500 g, or older and heavier neonates who were critically ill. Two hundred twenty two eyes (111 infants) were screened with digital imaging (Ret-Cam) and indirect ophthalmoscopy until retinal vascularization was complete or the disease regressed.