Nationwide incidence and treatment pattern of retinopathy of prematurity in South Korea using the 2007–2018 national health insurance claims data
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Gi Hwan Bae; Lucia Sobrin; Rimkyung Hong; Youngjin Choi; Inah Kim; Yong Un Shin; Eun Hee Hong; Heeyoon Cho; Seong Joon Ahn
- Source
- Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
- Subject
- Male
medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics
congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities
National Health Programs
Epidemiology
medicine.medical_treatment
Science
Population
Cryotherapy
Vitrectomy
Paediatric research
Article
03 medical and health sciences
Insurance Claim Review
0302 clinical medicine
Republic of Korea
Medicine
Humans
Retinopathy of Prematurity
030212 general & internal medicine
education
Eye diseases
Retrospective Studies
education.field_of_study
Multidisciplinary
business.industry
Incidence (epidemiology)
Incidence
Infant, Newborn
Gestational age
Infant
Retinopathy of prematurity
medicine.disease
eye diseases
National health insurance
030221 ophthalmology & optometry
Female
business
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2045-2322
The aim of this study is to investigate the nationwide incidence and treatment pattern of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in South Korea. Using the population-based National Health Insurance database (2007–2018), the nationwide incidence of ROP among premature infants with a gestational age (GA) p