Audiological Risk Factors, Referral Rates and Dropouts: 9 Years of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in North Sardinia
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2022
Short description:
Audiological Risk Factors, Referral Rates and Dropouts: 9 Years of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening in North Sardinia / De Luca, L.M., Malesci, R., Gallus, R., Melis, A., Palmas, S., Degni, E., Crescio, C., Piras, M.L., Arca Sedda, M.F., Canu, G.M., Rizzo, D., Olzai, M.G., Dessole, S., Sotgiu, G., Fetoni, A.R., Bussu, F.. - In: CHILDREN. - ISSN 2227-9067. - 9:9(2022), p. 1362. [10.3390/children9091362]
abstract:
Objectives of the present work were to analyze the prevalence of hearing loss in our population of screened newborns during the first 9 years of the universal newborn hearing screening (UNHS) program at University Hospital Sassari (Italy) (AOU Sassari), to analyze the risk factors involved, and to analyze our effectiveness in terms of referral rates and dropout rates.
Iris type:
1.1 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
hearing loss; neonatal screening; otoacoustic emissions; risk factors; unilateral hearing loss
List of contributors:
De Luca, Laura Maria; Malesci, Rita; Gallus, Roberto; Melis, Andrea; Palmas, Sara; Degni, Emilia; Crescio, Claudia; Piras, Maria Lucia; Arca Sedda, Maria Francesca; Canu, Giovanna Maria; Rizzo, Davide; Olzai, Mauro Giorgio; Dessole, Salvatore; Sotgiu, Giovanni; Fetoni, Anna Rita; Bussu, Francesco
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