Systemic outcomes of anesthesia method in anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for retinopathy of prematurity: General vs topical

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World J Clin Pediatr. Sep 9, 2026; 15(3): 118321
Published online Sep 9, 2026. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.118321

Table 3 Risk ratio between two groups

	Topical anesthesia	General anesthesia	Total
Adverse outcome (+)	1	5	6
Adverse outcome (-)	17	13	30
Total	18	18	36
Risk in TA (R1)	1/18 = 0.05
Risk in GA (R0)	5/18 = 0.28
Risk difference	0.05-0.28 = -0.23
Risk ratio	0.05/0.28 = 0.18

GA: General anesthesia; TA: Topical anesthesia.

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Citation: Al Habsi AA, Al Mandhari HK, Ganesh AS, Al Zuhaibi SS, Al Habsi NS, Al-Farsi NH. Systemic outcomes of anesthesia method in anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for retinopathy of prematurity: General vs topical. World J Clin Pediatr 2026; 15(3): 118321
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.118321

Al Habsi AA, Al Mandhari HK, Ganesh AS, Al Zuhaibi SS, Al Habsi NS, Al-Farsi NH. Systemic outcomes of anesthesia method in anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy for retinopathy of prematurity: General vs topical. World J Clin Pediatr 2026; 15(3): 118321 [DOI: 10.5409/wjcp.118321]

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