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ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2018

Universal newborn hearing screening in the Lazio region, Italy.

Rosaria Turchetta, Guido Conti, Pasquale Marsella, Maria Patrizia Orlando, Pasqualina Maria Picciotti, Simonetta Frezza, Francesca Yoshie Russo, Alessandro Scorpecci, Maria Gloria Cammeresi, Sara Giannantonio and 2 more

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  3. Hearing attention and quality of listening in children with unilateral hearing loss with and without hearing aid.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2022
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  4. Performance and characteristics of the Newborn Hearing Screening Program in Campania region (Italy) between 2013 and 2019.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022
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Rosaria TurchettaDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Guido ContiDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Pasquale MarsellaDepartment of Surgery, Audiology and Otosurgery Unit, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Maria Patrizia OrlandoDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Pasqualina Maria PicciottiDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Otorhinolaryngology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Simonetta FrezzaDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
Francesca Yoshie RussoDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Alessandro ScorpecciDepartment of Surgery, Audiology and Otosurgery Unit, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Maria Gloria CammeresiDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Sara GiannantonioDepartment of Surgery, Audiology and Otosurgery Unit, Bambino Gesù Pediatric Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Antonio GrecoDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Massimo RalliDepartment of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. massimo.ralli@uniroma1.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8776-0421

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Abstract

backgroundThe introduction of Universal Newborn Hearing Screening (UNHS) programs has drastically contributed to the early diagnosis of hearing loss in children, allowing prompt intervention with significant results on speech and language development in affected children. UNHS in the Lazio region has been initially deliberated in 2012; however, the program has been performed on a universal basis only from 2015. The aim of this retrospective study is to present and discuss the preliminary results of the UNHS program in the Lazio region for the year 2016, highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of the program.

methodsData from screening facilities in the Lazio region for year 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. Data for Level I centers were supplied by the Lazio regional offices; data for Level II and III centers were provided by units that participated to the study.

resultsDuring 2016, a total of 44,805 babies were born in the Lazio region. First stage screening was performed on 41,821 children in 37 different birth centers, with a coverage rate of 93.3%. Of these, 38.977 (93.2%) obtained a "pass" response; children with a "refer" result in at least one ear were 2844 (6.8%). Data from Level II facilities are incomplete due to missing reporting, one of the key issues in Lazio UNHS. Third stage evaluation was performed on 365 children in the three level III centers of the region, allowing identification of 70 children with unilateral (40%) or bilateral (60%) hearing loss, with a prevalence of 1.6/1000.

conclusionsThe analysis of 2016 UNHS in the Lazio region allowed identification of several strengths and weaknesses of the initial phase of the program. The strengths include a correct spread and monitoring of UNHS among Level I facilities, with an adequate coverage rate, and the proper execution of audiological monitoring and diagnosis among Level III facilities. Weakness, instead, mainly consisted in lack of an efficient and automated central process for collecting, monitoring and reporting of data and information.

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Early DiagnosisCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHearing LossHearing TestsHumansInfant, NewbornItalyMaleNeonatal ScreeningPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRural PopulationABRA-TEOAEHearing lossUniversal newborn hearing screening

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