https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4454 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:35:02 AEST ]]> https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52285 5 days, very low birth weight (VLBW), hyperbilirubinaemia, ototoxic medications, mechanical ventilation, meningitis and sepsis were the perinatal risk factors considered. Risk factors of HI were determined using multiple logistic regression modeling. We did a follow up assessment after 6 months in 26 infants with elevated hearing thresholds and compared the data of the two assessments. Results: Prematurity (odds ratio: 3.08, 95% CI: 1.05-9.04, p=0.04) and prolonged NICU stay (odds ratio: 3.67, 95% CI: 1.00-13.49, p=0.05) were the significant risk factors for developing HI as indexed by increased BAEP threshold levels. Seventeen out of 26 infants attended the follow up study and five improved.Conclusions: Prematurity and prolonged NICU stay were the statistically significant risk factors for developing HI as indexed by increased BAEP threshold levels]]> Mon 09 Oct 2023 10:04:44 AEDT ]]>