Caloric testing is the most frequently used test to assess peripheral vestibular function since the beginning of the 20th century. However, the video head impulse test, vHIT, has gained prominence in the field of neurotology, as it is a faster examination, easier to perform and less uncomfortable for the patient.
Avaliar a completude e a confiabilidade dos dados do Sistema de Informação sobre Nascidos Vivos (Sinasc). Estudo transversal de análise da confiabilidade e completude dos dados do Sinasc, realizado utilizando amostra de Declaração de Nascido Vivo (DNVs) de 2009 dos partos ocorridos em Campinas (SP). Agruparam-se os hospitais conforme a categoria de atendimento (Sistema Único de Saúde – SUS, mistos ou privados), selecionaram-se 600 DNVs aleatoriamente e realizou-se coleta de dados em DNVs-cópia por consulta aos prontuários de mães e recémnascidos (RN) e por entrevistas telefônicas. Avaliou-se a completude das DNVs calculando-se o percentual de campos em branco, e a concordância, comparando-se as DNVs originais com as cópias. Para análise das variáveis utilizaram-se Coeficiente Kappa e de Correlação Intraclasses. O percentual de preenchimento das DNVs variou de 99,8% a 100%. Para a maioria das variáveis a concordância foi excelente. Entretanto, a concordância foi moderada para estado civil e escolaridade da mãe e raça/cor do RN, foi fraca para consultas de pré-natal e presença de anomalias congênitas e muito fraca para número de filhos mortos. Os resultados mostram que o Sinasc no município é confiável para a maioria das variáveis. Sugerem-se investimentos em capacitação dos profissionais, para que o sistema subsidie o planejamento e a implementação de ações de saúde em benefício da população materno-infantil. To assess the completeness and reliability of the Information System on Live Births (Sinasc) data. A cross-sectional analysis of the reliability and completeness of Sinasc's data was performed using a sample of Live Birth Certificate (LBC) from 2009, related to births from Campinas, Southeast Brazil. For data analysis, hospitals were grouped according to category of service (Unified National Health System, private or both), 600 LBCs were randomly selected and the data were collected in LBC-copies through mothers and newborns' hospital records and by telephone interviews. The completeness of LBCs was evaluated, calculating the percentage of blank fields, and the LBCs agreement comparing the originals with the copies was evaluated by Kappa and intraclass correlation coefficients. The percentage of completeness of LBCs ranged from 99.8%–100%. For the most items, the agreement was excellent. However, the agreement was acceptable for marital status, maternal education and newborn infants' race/color, low for prenatal visits and presence of birth defects, and very low for the number of deceased children. The results showed that the municipality Sinasc is reliable for most of the studied variables. Investments in training of the professionals are suggested in an attempt to improve system capacity to support planning and implementation of health activities for the benefit of maternal and child population.
To assess the completeness and reliability of the Information System on Live Births (Sinasc) data. A cross-sectional analysis of the reliability and completeness of Sinasc's data was performed using a sample of Live Birth Certificate (LBC) from 2009, related to births from Campinas, Southeast Brazil. For data analysis, hospitals were grouped according to category of service (Unified National Health System, private or both), 600 LBCs were randomly selected and the data were collected in LBC-copies through mothers and newborns' hospital records and by telephone interviews. The completeness of LBCs was evaluated, calculating the percentage of blank fields, and the LBCs agreement comparing the originals with the copies was evaluated by Kappa and intraclass correlation coefficients. The percentage of completeness of LBCs ranged from 99.8%-100%. For the most items, the agreement was excellent. However, the agreement was acceptable for marital status, maternal education and newborn infants' race/color, low for prenatal visits and presence of birth defects, and very low for the number of deceased children. The results showed that the municipality Sinasc is reliable for most of the studied variables. Investments in training of the professionals are suggested in an attempt to improve system capacity to support planning and implementation of health activities for the benefit of maternal and child population. Avaliar a completude e a confiabilidade dos dados do Sistema de Informação sobre Nascidos Vivos (Sinasc). Estudo transversal de análise da confiabilidade e completude dos dados do Sinasc, realizado utilizando amostra de Declaração de Nascido Vivo (DNVs) de 2009 dos partos ocorridos em Campinas (SP). Agruparam-se os hospitais conforme a categoria de atendimento (Sistema Único de Saúde – SUS, mistos ou privados), selecionaram-se 600 DNVs aleatoriamente e realizou-se coleta de dados em DNVs-cópia por consulta aos prontuários de mães e recém-nascidos (RN) e por entrevistas telefônicas. Avaliou-se a completude das DNVs calculando-se o percentual de campos em branco, e a concordância, comparando-se as DNVs originais com as cópias. Para análise das variáveis utilizaram-se Coeficiente Kappa e de Correlação Intraclasses. O percentual de preenchimento das DNVs variou de 99,8% a 100%. Para a maioria das variáveis a concordância foi excelente. Entretanto, a concordância foi moderada para estado civil e escolaridade da mãe e raça/cor do RN, foi fraca para consultas de pré-natal e presença de anomalias congênitas e muito fraca para número de filhos mortos. Os resultados mostram que o Sinasc no município é confiável para a maioria das variáveis. Sugerem-se investimentos em capacitação dos profissionais, para que o sistema subsidie o planejamento e a implementação de ações de saúde em benefício da população materno-infantil.
To analyze, by means of a systematic review and meta-analysis, the proportion of patients with Meniere's disease who have altered caloric test and vHIT, as well as to determine the prevalence of altered caloric test and normal vHIT dissociation in the diagnosis of Meniere's disease.The literature search had no restriction regarding the period of publication on the following indexed data platforms: PubMed, PubMed PMC, BVS-Bireme, Web of Science, Embase and Cochrane Library. Articles that evaluated patients with Meniere's disease who underwent caloric test and vHIT were included. Two researchers independently conducted the analysis of the articles, promoting the selection and capture of data, following the recommendations of the PRISMA method, and complying with the criteria for articles inclusion and exclusion defined in the research protocol. In case of disagreement during the selection process, a third researcher was included for analysis.From a total of 427 initial studies, the researchers selected 12 articles, published between 2014 and 2021, with a total of 708 patients evaluated, with a mean age of 52.72 years old. The prevalence of patients with Meniere's disease with altered caloric reflex test was 64% (95% CI 57%‒71%), while the prevalence of altered vHIT was only 28% (95% CI 16%-40%). The prevalence of the altered caloric test + normal vHIT dissociation was 47% (95% CI 37%-57%).The video head impulse test and the caloric test are valuable tools for vestibular assessment. The dissociation of findings between these two tests in patients with Meniere's disease was more prevalent in this meta-analysis and may be a result of the tonotopy of specialized hair cells in the ampullary crest. The prevalence of altered caloric test was 64% and anormal vHIT was 28%. The dissociation caloric asymmetry and normal vHIT was observed in 47% of the patients.