Melissa Rice*

DNP Student Health Systems Leadership, Mount Saint Joseph University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

*Corresponding Author: Melissa Rice, DNP Student Health Systems Leadership, Mount Saint Joseph University, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

Received: August 14, 2021; Published: August 26, 2021

Abstract

Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate non-sedation protocols for eye screenings of premature infants with Retcam 3 to early screen and detect Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) and decrease timings to decrease adverse events.

Study Design: In a retrospective study of nurse driven teams with small sample size n = 20 at a Level III NICU August-December 2017 were analyzed to improve safety by decreased timings and non-sedation protocols to prevent adverse events providing a comfortable procedure. A general linear regression model were used to calculate effect with 95 % confidence intervals.

Results: Total patients N = 20 were reduction in timings by 20% with non-sedation protocols. P <. 05.

Conclusion: This study found that Retcam 3 could be an effective tool via telehealth to early screen and detect (ROP) in premature infants safely and effectively with decreased timings on non-sedation protocols.

Keywords: Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP); Information Systems (IS); ATA (American Telemedicine Association)

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Citation

Citation: Melissa Rice. “Transforming Healthcare through Telehealth with Retcam by Increasing Procedural Safety for Early Screening of Retinopathy of Prematurity".Acta Scientific Ophthalmology 4.9 (2021): 55-58.

Copyright

Copyright: © 2021 Melissa Rice. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.