Insulin, Hyperglycemia, and Severe Retinopathy of Prematurity in Extremely Low-Birth-Weight Infants

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Date
2016Author
Lee, Jan Hau
Hornik, Christoph P.
Testoni, Daniela [UNIFESP]
Laughon, Matthew M.
Cotten, C. Michael
Maldonado, Ramiro S.
Belcastro, Marc R.
Clark, Reese H.
Smith, P. Brian
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ArtigoISSN
0735-1631Is part of
American Journal Of PerinatologyDOI
10.1055/s-0035-1565999Metadata
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Objective This study aims to determine the association between hyperglycemia, insulin therapy, and severe retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in extremely low-birth-weight (ELBW) infants. Study Design In this retrospective database study, we included all ELBW infants who were <= 32 weeks gestational age (GA). We excluded infants without any ophthalmology evaluation and infants who died before 28 days of life. A multivariable model was constructed to determine the association between hyperglycemia, insulin use, and severe ROP. We defined hyperglycemia as blood glucose (BG) > 180 mg/dL. Covariates were GA, small for GA status, discharge year, sex, Apgar score at 5 minutes, mechanical ventilation, oxygen use, bacteremia, and postnatal steroid exposure. We defined severe ROP as ROP requiring bevacizumab, cryotherapy, laser therapy, or vitrectomy. Sensitivity analysis using BG > 150 mg/dL and > 200 mg/dL was performed. Results A total of 24,548 infants were included; 2,547 (10%) had severe ROP. Hyperglycemia alone was not associated with severe ROP (odds ratio [OR], 0.88; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.66-1.17). Hyperglycemia and insulin use were not associated with severe ROP (OR, 1.43; 95% CI, 0.91-2.23). BG > 150 mg/dL and insulin use were associated with severe ROP (OR, 1.34; 95% CI, 1.02-1.76). Conclusions Hyperglycemia alone was not associated with severe ROP in ELBW infants. However, we did observe a possible trend between the use of insulin and severe ROP.
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American Journal Of Perinatology. New York, v. 33, n. 4, p. 393-400, 2016.Sponsorship
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)U.S. government
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
NIH
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences of the NIH
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Cempra Pharmaceuticals
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