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Validation of the East London Retinopathy of Prematurity algorithm to detect treatment-warranted retinopathy of prematurity: a cohort study
  1. Sonia Moorthy1,
  2. Gillian G W Adams1,
  3. Graham Smith2,
  4. Susmito Biswas3,
  5. Waleed Aliyan4,
  6. Roshni Bhudia5,
  7. Aamir Saiyed6,
  8. Shad Husain7
  1. 1Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, Moorfields Eye Hospital City Road Campus, London, UK
  2. 2Data Analytics, Omnivide, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  3. 3Paediatric Ophthalmology, Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, Manchester, UK
  4. 4Paediatric Ophthalmology, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
  5. 5Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK
  6. 6Emergency Department, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, Cardiff, UK
  7. 7Neonatology, Homerton University Hospital Neonatal Unit, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Sonia Moorthy, Moorfields Eye Hospital City Road Campus, London, UK; sonia.moorthy{at}icloud.com

Abstract

Aim To validate the East London Retinopathy of Prematurity algorithm (EL-ROP) in a cohort of infants at risk of developing retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).

Methods The EL-ROP algorithm was applied retrospectively to routinely collected data from two tertiary neonatal units in England on infants eligible for ROP screening. The EL-ROP recommendation, to screen or not, was compared with the development of treatment-warranted ROP (TW-ROP) for each infant. The main outcome measures were (1) EL-ROP’s sensitivity for predicting the future development of TW-ROP and (2) potential to reduce ROP screening examinations.

Results Data from 568 infants were included in the trial. The median (IQR) birth weight (g) was 875 (704 – 1103) and gestational age (weeks) was 27.0 (25.4 – 29.0). Maternal ethnicity was black (33%) and non-black (67%). 58(10%) developed TW-ROP and in every case this was predicted by the EL-ROP algorithm. It’s sensitivity was 100% (95% CI 94-100%) specificity: 44% (95% CI 39-48%) positive predictive value: 17% (95%CI 16-18%), negative predictive value: 100%.

Conclusions EL-ROP has been validated in a cohort of infants from two tertiary neonatal units in England. Further validation is required before its clinical usefulness can be assessed.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjo-2022-322522

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