Evaluation of the newborn hearing screening program of the UNIVAG Clinic School/Avaliacao do programa de triagem auditiva neonatal da Clinica Escola do UNIVAG

• Published in: Revista CEFAC 2016-03, Vol.18 (2), p.335
• Main Authors: da Costa, Ana Paula Cordoval, Raignieri, Flavia Santiago Battistin, de Figueiredo, Kammely Jandira, Espinosa, Mariano Ma, Nardez, Taina Maiza Bilinski, Rodrigues, Priscila de Araujo Lucas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1516-1846
• DOI: 10.1590/1982-021620161828715

Purpose: to verify if the percentage of newborns that referred at screening hearing phase of the newborn hearing screening service of the School Clinic of the University Center in Varzea Grande is within the specified quality indicators of the Newborn Hearing Screening services. Methods: a retrospective study was performed, in which the results of the exams of Transients Otoacoustic Emissions held from October, 2013 to August, 2014, of a free service of optional neonatal hearing screening in the private sector of a university in the city of Varzea Grande-Mato Grosso, Brazil were carried out. The sample consisted of 251 participants, subdivided into two groups: low-risk group composed by 210 participants, 100 were female and 110 male and; high-risk group composed by 41 participants, 17 female and 24 male. Results: the Transients Otoacoustic Emissions test was analyzed. In the low-risk group, 39.52% passed, 4.76% failed and 55.71% did not attend the service for completion of screening. The high-risk group, 48.78% passed, 14.63% failed and 36.59% did not attend the service for completion of screening as shown in Tables 1 and 2. Conclusion: the percentage of newborns that referred at the screening hearing phase by the assessed service is above the recommended by literature. Keywords: Triage; Hearing; Infant, Newborn Objetivo: verificar se a porcentagem de recem-nascidos que falharam na triagem auditiva do servico da Clinica Escola do Centro Universitario de Varzea Grande esta dentro do determinado pelos indicadores de qualidade dos servicos de Triagem Auditiva Neonatal. Metodos: estudo retrospectivo, no qual foram analisados os resultados dos exames de Emissoes Otoacusticas Transientes realizados no periodo de Outubro de 2013 a Agosto de 2014, em um servico gratuito de triagem auditiva neonatal opcional do setor privado de uma universidade da cidade de Varzea Grande-Mato Grosso, Brasil. Compuseram a amostra 251 participantes, subdivididos em dois grupos: grupo de baixo risco composto por 210 participantes, sendo 100 do genero feminino e 110 do masculino e; grupo de alto risco composto por 41 participantes, sendo 17 do genero feminino e 24 do masculino. Resultados: foram analisados os resultados da triagem auditiva obtidas com o teste das Emissoes Otoacusticas Transientes sendo que no grupo de baixo risco 39,52% passaram, 4,76% falharam e 55,71% nao compareceram ao servico para finalizacao da triagem. Ja no grupo de alto risco, 48,78% passaram, 14,63% falharam