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Table 1 Results of Pisa's experience from the 20th of November 2005 to the 30th of April 2009

From: Universal neonatal audiological screening: experience of the University Hospital of Pisa

 

Total number

Neonates with audiological risk factors

Neonates without audiological risk factors

Screened neonates

8.113

492 (6.06%)

7621(93.9%)

Positive screening result at level II test

84 (1.04%)

39 (46.42%)

45 (53.57%)

False-positive results

44 (0.54%)

15 (34.09%)

29 (65.9%)

at first ABR

24 (54.5%)

9

15

at second ABR

15 (34.09%)

4

11

at third ABR

5 (11.36%)

2

3

No-show patients

6

2

4

Hearing impaired patients

34 (4.2‰)

22

12

Unilaterally hearing impaired patients

8 (0.99‰)

1

7

Bilaterally hearing impaired patients

26 (3.2 ‰)

21 (80.77%)

5 (19.23%)

mild HL

5 (0.6 ‰)

  

Medium HL

11 (1.4 ‰)

  

severe/profound HL

10 (1.2 ‰)

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