Early detection of hearing loss for infants in Western Australia: Comparison to international benchmarks.
ENT
audiology
congenital hearing loss
deafness
general paediatrics
Journal
Journal of paediatrics and child health
ISSN: 1440-1754
Titre abrégé: J Paediatr Child Health
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9005421
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2022
Mar 2022
Historique:
revised:
23
08
2021
received:
24
06
2021
accepted:
25
08
2021
pubmed:
14
9
2021
medline:
1
4
2022
entrez:
13
9
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To assess the degree to which timely audiological assessment of congenital hearing loss is achieved at our institution - Perth Children's Hospital, Western Australia, and to review cases which breached this timeframe in order to address barriers to timely assessment. The benchmark used to determine timely assessment is that set out by The Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) in which diagnostic audiological testing occurs by three months of age for those who do not pass newborn hearing screening. A retrospective chart review of infants who underwent diagnostic auditory assessment at Perth Children's Hospital between 2016-2019. A total of 151 children were identified as meeting the inclusion criteria and their medical files were reviewed. Time to first dABR was the time point for whether testing was achieved within the 3 month timeframe. Of the 151 children who underwent dABR assessments, 1 was identified as having breached the 90 day time limit (tested on day 91) for which no valid reason for delay could be identified. The timely delivery of dABR assessments in 99.3% of cases within this cohort compares favourably with the literature. Conclusion Timely diagnostic audiological assessment is achievable for children with congenital hearing loss. The reasons for patients breaching this timeframe are explored in the paper along with factors which may help avoid delays.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
422-426Informations de copyright
© 2021 Paediatrics and Child Health Division (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians).
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