Retinopathy of prematurity rates after transition from multi-bed to single-bed neonatal intensive care unit

Abstract

NICUs play a critical role in optimizing respiration while minimizing ROP in premature infants. We sought to evaluate the rates of ROP and ROP treatment after a transition from a multi-bed NICU to a single-bed NICU. We hypothesized that frequent monitoring and regulation of oxygen may be more difficult in a single-bed NICU and that ROP rates may be higher in the single-bed NICU.