The aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics and performance of transient evoked oto-acoustic emission (TEOAE) hearing screening in newborns in Colombia, and analyze all possible variables and factors affecting the results.An observational, descriptive and retrospective study with bivariate analysis was performed. The study population consisted of 56,822 newborns evaluated at the private institution, PREGEN. TEOAE testing was carried out as a pediatric hearing screening test from December 2003 to March 2012. The database from PREGEN was revised, and the protocol for evaluation included the same screening test performed twice. Demographic characteristics were recorded and the newborn's background was evaluated. Basic statistics of the qualitative and quantitative variables, and statistical analysis were obtained using the chi-square test.Of the 56,822 records examined, 0.28

作者：Jorge A, Rojas；Jaime E, Bernal；Mary A, García；Ignacio, Zarante；Natalia, Ramírez；Constanza, Bernal；Nancy, Gelvez；Marta L, Tamayo

来源：International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2014 年 78卷 10期