Key result
Anesthesia management for retinopathy of prematurity requires careful preoperative evaluation, maintenance of physiological stability, and close multidisciplinary collaboration to minimize perioperative risks.
Why the study?
The incidence of retinopathy of prematurity is increasing and these newborns are encountered more frequently in the operating room for examination or surgical treatment.
This review provides an overview of retinopathy of prematurity and discusses the characteristics of anesthesia management for this patient group.
ROP cases increasingly reach the OR; leaves open the need for standardized perioperative protocols in this population.
Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is one of the preventable causes of blindness that occurs at an early age. The incidence of ROP has increased due to the rapid increase in preterm births, deficiencies in newborn care, and uncontrolled oxygen therapy. Due to the comprehensive examination of newborns with ROP or the preference of laser photocoagulation, which is a surgical treatment method, this patient group is encountered more frequently in the operating room. In this review, an overview of ROP disease is presented with the current information in the literature and the characteristics of the anesthesia managements are discussed.
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Erel et al. (2022) conducted a review in Retinopathy of prematurity. Anesthesia management was evaluated. Anesthesia management for retinopathy of prematurity requires careful preoperative evaluation, maintenance of physiological stability, and close multidisciplinary collaboration to minimize perioperative risks.
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