Hearing and Neurological Impairment in Children with History of Exchange Transfusion for Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia

Table 3

Odds ratio calculations for risk-factors in children with SNHL and BNH with exchange transfusion.

Variable	SNHL n = 15		BNH n = 87		OR 95% CI	P
	Yes		Yes
Preterm infants	14	93%	53	61%	8.9 (1.1–71.4)	0.01
Asphyxia	2	13%	5	6%	2.5 (0.4–14.3)	0.28
Neonatal sepsis	9	60%	42	48%	1.6 (0.5–4.9)	0.40
Intraventricular hemorrhage	2	13%	2	2%	6.5 (0.8–50.5)	0.04
Amikacin exposure	7	47%	49	56%	0.6 (0.2–2.0)	0.48
Furosemide exposure	5	33%	7	8%	5.7 (1.5–21.4)	0.005

SNHL: sensorineural hearing loss. BNH: bilateral normal hearing. n: number of cases. OR: odds ratio. CI 95%: confidence interval.