[Compliance with current standards for the early detection of neonatal hearing loss]. / Cumplimiento de la normatividad vigente para la detección temprana de la hipoacusia neonatal.

OBJECTIVE: Assessing compliance with the section "Assessment of hearing" stipulated in the Technical Standard to Detect Alteration in children aged less than 10 years-old in Bogota. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study which involved reviewing the medical records of all children born between July 1st and December 31st 2010 in two healthcare institutions in Bogota. Records were selected in which any of the following risk factors appeared: neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia involving phototherapy, neonatal exposure to ototoxic substances and/or <1.500 gr low birth weight. It was also ascertained whether children had been referred to an auditory evoked potential test as the prescribed screening test for neonatal hearing, as stipulated in mandatory Colombian technical standards for detecting abnormal growth and developmental in children aged less than ten years-old. RESULTS: Neither of the two institutions was making the aforementioned referral test. DISCUSSION: The results indicated significant difficulties in adherence to the protocol for the early detection of hearing loss regarding pertinent/current neonatal Colombian regulations.

Cumplimiento de la normatividad vigente para la detección temprana de la hipoacusia neonatal / Compliance with current standards for the early detection of neonatal hearing loss

Objetivo Evaluar el cumplimiento del apartado de "Valoración de la Capacidad Auditiva" estipulado en la Norma Técnica para la Detección de las Alteraciones en el menor de 10 años en la ciudad de Bogotá, Colombia. Método Se realizó un estudio transversal. Se revisaron las historias clínicas de todos los niños nacidos entre el 01 de julio y el 31 de diciembre de 2010, en dos instituciones de salud de la ciudad de Bogotá. Se seleccionaron aquellas en las que se presentaba cualquiera de los siguientes factores de riesgo: hiperbilirrubinemia neonatal con requerimiento de fototerapia, exposición neonatal a ototóxicos, bajo peso al nacer (<1 500 gramos) y se verificó la remisión a Potenciales Auditivos Evocados como prueba de detección de la hipoacusia neonatal de acuerdo a lo estipulado de manera obligatoria en la Norma Técnica para la Detección de las Alteraciones de Crecimiento y Desarrollo en el Menor de Diez Años. Resultados En ninguna de las dos instituciones se realizó la remisión a la prueba mencionada. Discusión Los resultados del estudioindican graves dificultades en la adherencia al protocolo de detección temprana de la hipoacusia neonatal vigente en la normatividad Colombiana.

Objective Assessing compliance with the section "Assessment of hearing" stipulated in the Technical Standard to Detect Alteration in children aged less than 10 years-old in Bogota. Methods This was a cross-sectional study which involved reviewing the medical records of all children born between July 1st and December 31st 2010 in two healthcare institutions in Bogota. Records were selected in which any of the following risk factors appeared: neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia involving phototherapy, neonatal exposure to ototoxic substances and/or <1.500 gr low birth weight. It was also ascertained whether children had been referred to an auditory evoked potential test as the prescribed screening test for neonatal hearing, as stipulated in mandatory Colombian technical standards for detecting abnormal growth and developmental in children aged less than ten years-old. Results Neither of the two institutions was making the aforementioned referral test. Discussion The results indicated significant difficulties in adherence to the protocol for the early detection of hearing loss regarding pertinent/current neonatal Colombian regulations.