Detection of hearing loss in newborns : definition of a screening strategy in Bogotá, Colombia

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2019-03-14Authors
Olarte Giraldo, Margarita MariaBermúdez Rey, María Carolina
Beltran Lopez, Angela Patricia
Guerrero Cabrera, Ana
Suárez Obando, Fernando
López Leal, Greizy
García Acero, Mary Alexandra
Ospina, Juan Camilo
Fonseca Salgado, Carol Natalia
Bertolotto Cepeda, Ana María
Aldana Ávila, Nubia
Gelvez Moyano, Nancy Yaneth
Tamayo Fernández, Martha Lucia
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Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de Medicina. Instituto de Genética Humana
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Cirugía y Especialidades. Grupo de Investigación de Cirugía y Especialidades
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Pediatría. Grupo de Investigación de la Mujer y de la Infancia (GIMI)
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Facultad de Medicina. Departamento de Pediatría
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Artículo de revista
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0165-5876 / 1872-8464 (Electrónico)
Pages
76-81
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Abstract
Objective: To describe the results from the hearing screening protocol adopted in a Hospital in Colombia emphasizing the importance of performing screening on an outpatient basis, when the newborn is more than 24 h
old.
Methods: A prospective study at Hospital Universitario San Ignacio in Bogota, Colombia was carried out, from
May 1st, 2016 to Nov 30th, 2017, the study sample included 2.088 newborns examined using transient otoacoustic emissions.
Results: We obtained written consent from the parents of 1.523 newborns and 24 individuals (1.6%) failed the
first stage of the screening, nine cases unilateral and 15 bilateral. A total of nine neonates (0,6%) failed the
second screening test, six cases unilateral and three bilateral. Four (0,3%) did not return to the second test. Our
false altered screening rate was 0.7%.
Conclusions: In a developing country with limited human and economic resources, in which newborn early
discharge is the norm, a newborn hearing screening program linked to infants’ check-ups, that uses otoacoustic
emissions after 48 h of life, seems a feasible option compare to the standard US protocol aiming to conduct
hearing screening prior to discharge.
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Bogotá (Colombia)Spatial coverage
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https://www-sciencedirect-com.ezproxy.javeriana.edu.co/science/article/pii/S0165587619301375?via%3DihubSource
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology; Vol. 122 (2019)
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