2011
Declining Incidence of Neonatal Endophthalmitis in the United States
Moshfeghi A, Charalel R, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton J, Moshfeghi D. Declining Incidence of Neonatal Endophthalmitis in the United States. American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2011, 151: 59-65.e1. PMID: 20970776, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2010.07.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinopathy of prematurityRisk factorsBirth weightLive birthsNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseRetrospective cohort studyLow birth weightAssociated risk factorsIncidence of endophthalmitisSignificant risk factorsMain outcome measuresEndophthalmitis developmentSystemic bacteremiaEndogenous endophthalmitisCohort studyHospital dischargeHospitalized infantsOutcome measuresEndophthalmitisInternational ClassificationIncidenceStudy periodSample databaseNinth EditionBacteremia
2009
Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in the United States: 1997 through 2005
Lad E, Hernandez-Boussard T, Morton J, Moshfeghi D. Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in the United States: 1997 through 2005. American Journal Of Ophthalmology 2009, 148: 451-458.e2. PMID: 19541285, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2009.04.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncidence of retinopathyNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayIntraventricular hemorrhageBirth weightInpatient SampleFetal hemorrhageRespiratory conditionsBlood transferScleral buckle surgeryLow birth weightLaser photocoagulation therapyMultivariate logistic regressionROP incidenceBaseline characteristicsBuckle surgeryPremature infantsROP developmentPlana vitrectomyRetrospective studySurgical interventionPhotocoagulation therapyRisk factorsNewborn infantsHemolytic disease