title: Intensive care unit: results of the Newborn Hearing Screening.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Procedures for extending the life of newborns are closely related to potential causes of hearing loss, justifying the identification and understanding of risk factors for this deficiency.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To characterize the population, analyze the frequency of risk factors for hearing loss, and assess the audiological status of infants attended in a Newborn Hearing Screening program (NHS).
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a retrospective study that analyzed medical records of 140 patients from a neonatal intensive care unit, identifying the frequency of risk factors for hearing loss and audiological status, utilizing transient otoacoustic emissions and brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prematurity was present in 78.87% of cases; 45% of the infants were underweight and 73% received ototoxic medication. Audiologically, 11.42% failed the NHS, and 5% of cases failed retest; of these, one had results compatible with hearing loss on BAEP.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A higher rate of low birth weight, and prematurity was observed in infants who underwent screening and had an audiological diagnosis by the third month of life. Only one newborn presented a change in audiological status. The authors emphasize the importance of auditory monitoring for all infants, considering this as a high-risk sample for hearing loss.
authors.affiliation: Human Communication Disorders, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil. Electronic address: inaerechia@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Inaê Costa
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Rechia
authors.affiliation: Speech Therapy, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Kátia Pase
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Liberalesso
authors.affiliation: Speech Therapy, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Otília Valéria Melchiors
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Angst
authors.affiliation: Human Communication Disorders, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Donato
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Mahl
authors.affiliation: Speech Therapy, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Sciences Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Michele Vargas
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: Speech Therapy, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Sciences Department, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Eliara Pinto Vieira
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Biaggio
mesh_terms: D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D005865:Gestational Age; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006320:Hearing Tests; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Hearing loss; Intensive care units; Newborn; Newborn screening; Perda auditiva; Recém-nascido; Triagem neonatal; Unidades de Terapia Intensiva