Influencia de la ictericia por incompatibilidad sanguínea en neonatos que realizan la prueba de emisiones otoacústicas en el Hospital General Guasmo Sur, julio - diciembre del 2018.

Abstract

Precedent: The WHO documents nearly 34 million of children in the world with hearing loss. In our country this disability figures 0, 33% of all disabilities in which 17% of the cases can be prevented in the newborn age if they are detected on time. Hyperbilirubinemia is one of the risk factors for hearing loss in children, the otoacoustic emission test is the screening test in order to detect this condition. One of the main causes of hyperbilirubinemia in newborn children is ABO and Rh incompatibility between mother and babies. The reason that led us to this investigation is that with the right assessment, problems associated with blood incompatibility can be prevented. Objective: To determine the influence of hiperbilirrubinemia caused by blood incompatibility in the results of the screening test in newborns. Material and Methods: In this observational, descriptive and longitudinal study we collect data from blood incompatibility newborns with jaundice with ABO or Rh groups between July and December in the HGGS. Results: There were177 patients with incompatibility, and about 100 went to the screening program. From this data 98% pass the screening and only 2% were reported with negative results. Conclusion: The otoacoustic emission test is more significant in newborns with severe jaundice, although this test does not provide a diagnosis of hearing loss. Evoked potentials test should be applied in this group of patients.