Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics

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Auditory brainstem response (ABR) results in NICU graduates

신생아 집중치료실 퇴원아의 청성뇌간반응(ABR) 결과에 미치는 위험인자 및 경과

  • Choi, Hee-Joung (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Lee, Tae-ho (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Oh, Ki-Won (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Kim, Heng-Mi (Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Kyungpook National University)
  • 최희정 (경북대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 이태호 (경북대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 오기원 (경북대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실) ;
  • 김행미 (경북대학교 의과대학 소아과학교실)
  • Received : 2006.09.08
  • Accepted : 2006.10.02
  • Published : 2006.12.15
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Abstract

Purpose : Hearing loss is one of the most common birth defects, and early detection and intervention positively impact language/speech and cognitive development. It has been reported that NICU graduates have a high incidence of hearing loss. So we investigated the incidence, risk factors and clinical outcome of hearing loss in NICU graduates. Methods : This study involved neonatal auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing of newborn infants who graduated from the NICU of Kyungpook National University Hospital during a 3-year period (between July 2002 and June 2005) and subsequent follow-up of these infants. Results : ABR evaluations were performed on 474 infants. Of these infants, 64 showed abnormal ABR (13.5 percent). Of 128 ears from these 64 infants, two ears (1.6 percent) and 10 ears (7.8 percent) were classified as severe and profound hearing loss, respectively. The infants with abnormal ABR had higher incidence of prematurity, low birth weight, very low birth weight, neonatal asphyxia, cranio-facial malformation and amikacin treatment over 15 days (P<0.05). In infants with hyperbilirubinemia, the peak level of serum bilirubin, duration of phototherapy and exchange transfusion were not associated with the higher incidence of hearing loss. Follow-up ABR evaluation was performed on 15 infants with abnormal ABR at $8.8{\pm}4.4months$. In follow-up ABR, 80.0% showed improvement or normalization of threshold sensitivity. Conclusion : NICU graduates exhibit high risk for hearing loss. Systemic and effective hearing assessment program is needed for these high risk infants.

목 적 : 신생아기의 청력 소실은 그 빈도가 높으며 조기 발견 및 조기 치료가 예후를 결정하는데 중요하다. 신생아 집중치료실에 입원했던 신생아들은 일반 신생아에 비해 청력 소실의 빈도가 더 높은 것으로 알려지고 있다. 이에 저자들은 신생아 집중치료실에 입원했던 신생아를 대상으로 청력 소실의 발생 빈도와 위험 인자 및 청력 소실의 양상을 조사하기 위해 이 연구를 시행하였다. 방 법 : 2002년 7월부터 2005년 6월까지 3년간 경북대학교병원 신생아 집중치료실에 입원한 환아를 대상으로 ABR 검사를 시행하여 이들의 청력 소실 정도와 이와 관련된 임상 소견을 조사하고 추적 관찰을 시행하였다. 결 과 : 연구 기간 동안 ABR 검사를 받은 환아는 474명으로 총 입원아의 54.0%였고, 검사를 받은 신생아의 13.5%인 64명이 ABR 검사에 이상 소견을 보였다. 이들 64명의 귀 128례의 청력 소실의 양상은 편측 정상이 37례(28.9%)이고 경증, 중등도, 중증 및 초중증 청력 소실이 각각 43례(33.6%), 36례(28.1%), 2례(1.6%) 및 10례(7.8%)로 중증 이상의 청력 소실 빈도는 9.5%였다. 미숙아, 저출생 체중아 및 극소 저출생 체중아, 신생아 가사, 두부 안면 기형 및 amikacin의 15일 이상 사용이 ABR 비정상군에서 유의하게 많았다(P<0.05). 고빌리루빈혈증 환아에서 최고 빌리루빈 수치, 광선치료의 기간과 교환수혈의 시행 여부 모두 ABR 정상군과 비정상군 사이에 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. ABR 비정상군 중 15명에서 생후 $8.8{\pm}4.4$개월에 시행한 추적 ABR 검사는 80.0%에서 호전 혹은 정상화되었다. 결 론 : 신생아 집중치료실에 입원했던 신생아는 청력 소실의 위험이 높으므로 이에 대한 체계적이고 효과적인 청력 평가와 관리가 필요하다.

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