Quality measures of two-stage newborn hearing screening: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Newborn screening for hearing impairment (NHS) is a crucial public health issue worldwide. Often, a two-stage screening with two different testing approaches is used. We aimed to investigate the optimal screening algorithm, based on data from the literature published in the last 30 years. A particular focus of the study was to synthesize the existing evidence on two-stage newborn hearing screening regarding the refer rate (RFR), the percentage of children that did not pass the second test or were lost after the first test.

Methods

We searched MEDLINE and Scopus for studies on two-stage NHS using transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAE) or automated auditory brainstem response (AABR). All studies on newborns who received their first test as an inpatient and

SUBMITTER: Manz K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12041219 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature