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Detection of hearing loss in newborns : definition of a screening strategy in Bogotá, Colombia
Q4Q276-81Objective: 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