The "Corporate Diagnostic-Therapeutic Care Pathway (PDTA) in Pediatric Audiology" is a protocol developed and implemented by the Multidisciplinary Team of the ENT Department, Audiology Center, and Cochlear Implant Unit at the Pescara Local Health Authority (ASL). Its primary objective is the early diagnosis and treatment of congenital hearing loss in children. The PDTA was established following the introduction of the "Guidelines of the Abruzzo Region: Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening,"; which took effect on July 10, 2023. This pathway is designed to guide children through a comprehensive care process, starting from neonatal hearing screening and continuing through diagnosis and rehabilitation. This thesis aims to evaluate the impact of the PDTA one year after its implementation, particularly in terms of enhancing the detection of early and late-onset hearing pathologies. The study compares patient data from the CRR between July 2023 and June 2024, following the implementation of the PDTA, with data from the same period in the previous year, prior to the use of this pathway. In the group assessed after the PDTA's introduction, eight cases of hearing loss were identified, five of which were profound sensorineural hearing loss. In contrast, only three new cases of childhood hearing loss were diagnosed in the group evaluated before the PDTA was implemented. Furthermore, the PDTA's implementation resulted in a 19.12% increase in overall CRR activity, with a 33.72% rise in the number of TOAE (Transient Otoacoustic Emissions) and DPOAE (Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions) tests performed. After reviewing the limitations and challenges associated with this pathway, and in light of the encouraging outcomes, it is recommended that each healthcare organization establish a dedicated diagnostic-therapeutic care pathway for children, developed according to shared criteria and aligned with other corporate pathways.
Il percorso diagnostico terapeutico assistenziale aziendale (PDTA) in Audiologia Infantile è un protocollo ideato e messo in atto dal Team Multidisciplinare dell’U.O.C. di Otorinolaringoiatria, Centro di Audiologia e Impianti Cocleari della ASL di Pescara con lo scopo di diagnosticare e trattare precocemente i deficit uditivi congeniti nei bambini. Il PDTA nasce successivamente alla redazione del documento “Linee di indirizzo della Regione Abruzzo-Screening uditivo neonatale Universale”, entrato in vigore in data 10/07/2023. Lo scopo del PDTA è quello di definire un percorso diagnostico-terapeutico-assistenziale che accompagni il bambino a partire dallo screening uditivo neonatale fino alla diagnosi e riabilitazione. L’obiettivo della tesi è di valutare, ad un anno dalla sua attuazione, gli effetti dell’applicazione del PDTA in termini di incremento nell’individuazione di patologie uditive ad insorgenza precoce o tardiva. Lo studio viene condotto confrontando i dati dei pazienti valutati dal CRR da Luglio 2023 a Giugno 2024, con l’ausilio del PDTA, rispetto a quelli studiati nella stessa finestra temporale dell’anno precedente, senza l’uso del suddetto strumento. Nel gruppo di pazienti valutati dopo l’introduzione del PDTA sono stati individuati otto casi di ipoacusia di cui cinque affetti da ipoacusia neurosensoriale profonda; mentre nel gruppo di pazienti precedenti all’utilizzo del PDTA sono state acquisite tre nuove diagnosi di ipoacusia infantile. L’applicazione del PDTA ha, inoltre, generato un incremento dell’attività complessiva del CRR pari al 19,12%, con crescita del numero di TOAE e DPOAE eseguite del 33,72%. Dopo una disamina dei limiti e delle criticità correlate al percorso, ma valutando i risultati incoraggianti ottenuti, si suggerisce ad ogni azienda di definire un percorso diagnostico terapeutico assistenziale dedicato ai bambini, redatto secondo criteri condivisi, con altri percorsi aziendali.
Studio di efficacia del Protocollo Diagnostico Terapeutico Assistenziale in Audiologia infantile nell'Ospedale Civile di Pescara
MORELLI, ELISA
2023/2024
Abstract
The "Corporate Diagnostic-Therapeutic Care Pathway (PDTA) in Pediatric Audiology" is a protocol developed and implemented by the Multidisciplinary Team of the ENT Department, Audiology Center, and Cochlear Implant Unit at the Pescara Local Health Authority (ASL). Its primary objective is the early diagnosis and treatment of congenital hearing loss in children. The PDTA was established following the introduction of the "Guidelines of the Abruzzo Region: Universal Neonatal Hearing Screening,"; which took effect on July 10, 2023. This pathway is designed to guide children through a comprehensive care process, starting from neonatal hearing screening and continuing through diagnosis and rehabilitation. This thesis aims to evaluate the impact of the PDTA one year after its implementation, particularly in terms of enhancing the detection of early and late-onset hearing pathologies. The study compares patient data from the CRR between July 2023 and June 2024, following the implementation of the PDTA, with data from the same period in the previous year, prior to the use of this pathway. In the group assessed after the PDTA's introduction, eight cases of hearing loss were identified, five of which were profound sensorineural hearing loss. In contrast, only three new cases of childhood hearing loss were diagnosed in the group evaluated before the PDTA was implemented. Furthermore, the PDTA's implementation resulted in a 19.12% increase in overall CRR activity, with a 33.72% rise in the number of TOAE (Transient Otoacoustic Emissions) and DPOAE (Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions) tests performed. After reviewing the limitations and challenges associated with this pathway, and in light of the encouraging outcomes, it is recommended that each healthcare organization establish a dedicated diagnostic-therapeutic care pathway for children, developed according to shared criteria and aligned with other corporate pathways.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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