1335 prediction of retrolental fibroplasia (rlf)

ABSTRACT Incidence and severity of RLF was defined by a standard grading system in 269 premature infants with birth weight (BW)≤2000 gm or gestational age (GA) ≤36 weeks and needing oxygen

(O2) therapy Prediction of mean severity of RLF (acute stage, all babies) was studied by a multiple regression equation which reports proportion of total outcome variance (cumulative R

Square) accounted for by the predictor variables available. It selects independent variables in order of additional contribution to RSq, the best predictor being selected first. Very weak

predictors do not enter the equation. The last RSq in the summary table represents the total variance accounted for by all risk factors considered and amounts to only 35.8%.From a clinical

standpoint, only BW (or GA) is a major predictor. Carefully controlled O2 Rx seems to pose only a small risk. As yet undefined differences, probably largely genetic, (Phelp's queen

effect), are of major importance. The Dependent Variable is Mean Severity of RLF for All Infants ARTICLE PDF AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Univ. of Penn. Sch. Med, Lois H

Johnson, David B Schaffer, Donald Goldstein, Mari Jo Mathis & Thomas R Boggs * Penn. Hosp., Dept. Peds, Lois H Johnson, David B Schaffer, Donald Goldstein, Mari Jo Mathis & Thomas R

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ARTICLE Johnson, L., Schaffer, D., Goldstein, D. _et al._ 1335 PREDICTION OF RETROLENTAL FIBROPLASIA (RLF). _Pediatr Res_ 15 (Suppl 4), 665 (1981).

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