Neonatal Medicine

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Hearing Impairments in Preterm Infants: Factors Associated with Discrepancies between Screening and Confirmatory Test Results

  • Han, Jung Ho (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Jeong Eun (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Soon Min (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Eun, Ho Seon (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Min Soo (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Park, Kook In (Department of Pediatrics, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2020.05.16
  • Accepted : 2020.05.29
  • Published : 2020.08.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The aim of the study was to investigate risk factors of hearing impairments in preterm infants and analyze factors associated with discrepancies between neonatal hearing screening (NHS) and confirmatory test results. Methods: We analyzed the medical records of 352 preterm infants born at 23 to 32 weeks' gestational age (GA) who underwent both automated auditory brainstem response (aABR) and confirmatory ABR (cABR). Results: Mean GA, mean birth weight, the incidence of small for GA and cesarean section birth were significantly different between the pass and refer groups on aABR and the normal and abnormal groups of cABR. On univariate analysis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (odds ratio [OR], 2.74; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.00 to 7.48), intraventricular hemorrhage (OR, 7.02; 95% CI, 1.59 to 31.05), and use of furosemide (OR, 3.84; 95% CI, 1.38 to 10.73) were the factors related to refer results on aABR. Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL; OR, 4.00; 95% CI, 1.39 to 11.52) and use of vancomycin (OR, 2.86; 95% CI, 1.22 to 6.73) were associated with abnormal cABR. Twenty-five (7.9%) infants had discrepant aABR and cABR results, particularly males and those in whom vancomycin was used. Conclusion: PVL and use of vancomycin were confirmed as independent risk factors for hearing loss in infants born at less than 32 weeks' GA. Also, discrepancies between the screening and confirmatory test may occur, especially among male infants and those in whom vancomycin was used. The hearing of infants must be assessed more carefully in such groups regardless of NHS results.

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