Association of fish oil containing lipid emulsions with retinopathy of prematurity: a retrospective observational study

• Main Authors: Rongqiang Yang (Author), Hao Ding (Author), Jing Shan (Author), Xiaole Li (Author), Jian Zhang (Author), Guanghui Liu (Author), Hong Zheng (Author), Yu Su (Author), Hongyang Yao (Author), Kemin Qi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) remains a leading cause of childhood blindness worldwide. This study aimed to investigate whether supplementation of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) in parenteral nutrition may have beneficial effects on ROP in preterm infants. Methods...