At the Cincinnati Children’s BPD Center we provide compassionate & high-quality care for the complex cases of bronchopulmonary dysplasia and related conditions
@AAPneonatal@EBNEO And, a BEAT-ROP provocation:
Anti-VEGF antibodies are identified in treated infants, raising possibility of systematic effect, & outcomes literature sparse (https://t.co/VNYH1y2A1y)
—> If a longer-term Rx effect is plausible, should RCTs not powered for those *ever* be funded?
For the #52in52RCTChallenge Happy New Year Edition (Week 33), we present BEAT-ROP:
Mintz-Hittner et al. Efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab for stage 3+ retinopathy of prematurity. NEJM. 2011; 364 : 603
https://t.co/dAg34neJxc
#NeoEBM@AAPneonatal@EBNEO