@article{article_391313, title={The Practice of General Anesthesia for the Laser Therapy of Neonates with Retinopahty of Prematurity: A Retrospective Analysis}, journal={Journal of Uludağ University Medical Faculty}, volume={33}, pages={65–69}, year={2007}, url={https://izlik.org/JA38MC59HW}, author={Yavaşcaoğlu, Belgin and Kaya, Fatma Nur and Özcan, Berin and Yılmaz, Canan and Töre, Gülbin and Ata, Filiz and Yıldız, Meral and Özmen, Ahmet and Köksal, Nilgün}, keywords={Prematüre, Prematüre retinopatisi, Genel anestezi}, abstract={Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) which is due to the immaturity of retinal vascularity in premature and low birth weight infants, needs emergency treatment. Along with the increased survival rates of premature infants, the incidence of ROP has been increased. During the indirect laser photocoagulation procedure for the treatment of ROP, infants require analgesia as well as anesthesia. During ROP treatment, life-threatening complications, such as cardiovascular arrest, desaturation, serious bradycardia or apnea can be seen. Therefore, anesthesia technique and postoperative care require special attention for premature infants. As we rewieved the periods between October 2004-August 2007, we have noticed that the technique chosen was general anesthesia with endotracheal intubation for the babies who was treated with laser photocoagulation for ROP in our hospital. Laser photocoagulation under general anesthesia was observed to be used with minimal risks. In the postoperative period, taking patients into the intensive care unit for the first 24 hours in order to observe possible complications was seen to provide appropriate care. We consider that the cooperation and discussion between the neonatologist, pediatric anesthesiologist and pediatric opthalmologist are necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of ROP.}, number={2}