ICU sedation, delirium & recovery
Hearing loss assessment by pure tone audiometry amongst the survivors of intensive care unit: A prospective observational cohort study
Authors' conclusion
Hearing deficits are present in majority of the survivors of critical illness
Study context
- Population
- Intensive care unit (ICU) survivors aged 18 years and above
- Participants
- 102 survivors
- Exposure
- ICU survivors with hearing deficits (HD) vs without HD on pure tone audiometry (PTA)
- With HDn = 60
- Without HDn = 42reference
- Outcome
- Hearing deficits assessed by pure tone audiometry (PTA)
Methodological detailspropensity match analysis
- Propensity match analysis
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Duration of shock (days) · propensity match analysis, exact matching of APACHE-II score
p value: 0.022
Duration of ETT (days) · propensity match analysis, exact matching of APACHE-II score
p value:0.009
Days on mechanical ventilation · propensity match analysis, exact matching of APACHE-II score
p value: 0.011
Maximum noradrenaline dose · propensity match analysis, exact matching of APACHE-II score
p value: 0.004
Mean
| Outcome | With HD | Without HD | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| ICU LOSPropensity match analysis, exact matching of APACHE-II score | 9.24 (SD 4.68) | 7.2 (SD 3.8) | p value: 0.013 |
Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) among survivors with HD
- More than 80 % of survivors with HD had SNHL
- 52/60
Original publication
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