Monitoring neonates for ototoxicity.
Angela C Garinis, Alison Kemph, Anne Marie Tharpe, Joern-Hendrik Weitkamp, Cynthia McEvoy, Peter S Steyger
PMID 28949262WHAT IT FOUND
No original methods or results are reported.
The paper discusses monitoring newborns in intensive care for medication-related hearing loss and recommends high-frequency testing, but there is no study finding to act on.
What this paper is
This is a narrative review about monitoring newborns in intensive care for medication-related hearing loss. It summarizes risk factors, screening gaps, and recommended monitoring, but reports no original methods or results. There is no study finding to change practice.
Declared interests
The authors declare no relevant financial interests.
The easy way to misread this
Do not treat the review's recommendations as tested evidence. It reports no original methods or results.