Correction: Birth weight, ototoxic medication, and surgical history predict individual hearing loss risks: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Summary - MDSpire
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Correction: Factors Influencing Individual Hearing Loss Risk: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Birth Weight, Ototoxic Medications, and Surgical Background
To identify factors influencing individual hearing loss risk in NICU neonates.
Approach:
Meta-Analysis: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to evaluate the associations between various factors and hearing loss in NICU neonates.
Key Findings:
Significant associations with hearing loss were found linked to ototoxic drugs, craniofacial anomalies, family history of hearing loss, surgical ligation of PDA, and TORCH infections (all P ≤ 0.05).
No significant correlations were found with low Apgar score, prematurity, low birth weight, duration of vancomycin exposure, sex, or sepsis.
Very low birth weight (<1,500 g) did not show a significant risk of hearing loss (OR = 3.05, P = 0.19).
Postnatal hypoxia/severe birth asphyxia and sepsis also showed no significant association with hearing loss.
Interpretation:
The lack of significant correlation between low birth weight and hearing loss may be influenced by heterogeneity and confounding factors.
Limitations:
Limited number of studies included in the analysis.
Potential confounding factors such as concurrent perinatal adversities.
Conclusion:
The article has been revised to correct errors and clarify findings regarding factors influencing hearing loss risk in NICU neonates.
