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The Early Operative Burden for Children Born with Cleft lip and Palate.
Cleft Palate-craniofacial Journal 2022 December 5
OBJECTIVES: to audit the surgical management of infants born with non-syndromic cleft lip and palate (CLP) at an Australian cleft unit in a large tertiary paediatric hospital.
DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.
SETTING: A tertiary Cleft centre.
PATIENTS: 193 infants born with non-syndromic CLP were referred to the centre and underwent primary repair of their CLP between 2009 and 2020.Main Outcome Measures: (1) The timing and surgical repairs performed; (2) the frequency of postoperative complications; (3) the frequency of secondary Cleft surgery; and (4) the total Cleft-related operations performed for infants born with CLP.
RESULTS: Four different surgical repair techniques were performed by six surgeons, and postoperative complications were uncommon (n = 14). Rates of oronasal fistula surgery (10.5% at five years of age; 14.3% at eight years of age) and velopharyngeal insufficiency surgery (8.7% at five years of age; 14.3% at eight years of age) were not significantly different across the surgical repair groups (p-value >0.05) and were comparable to international Cleft centres. Children underwent an average of four operative procedures in this audit period, including primary Cleft repair, ear, nose and throat surgery, and dental care. Surgery for managing Eustachian tube dysfunction was the most common surgical intervention following primary Cleft repair.
CONCLUSIONS: Children born with non-syndromic CLP have a high early operative burden, with outcomes similar across the spectrum of techniques and surgeons.
DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.
SETTING: A tertiary Cleft centre.
PATIENTS: 193 infants born with non-syndromic CLP were referred to the centre and underwent primary repair of their CLP between 2009 and 2020.Main Outcome Measures: (1) The timing and surgical repairs performed; (2) the frequency of postoperative complications; (3) the frequency of secondary Cleft surgery; and (4) the total Cleft-related operations performed for infants born with CLP.
RESULTS: Four different surgical repair techniques were performed by six surgeons, and postoperative complications were uncommon (n = 14). Rates of oronasal fistula surgery (10.5% at five years of age; 14.3% at eight years of age) and velopharyngeal insufficiency surgery (8.7% at five years of age; 14.3% at eight years of age) were not significantly different across the surgical repair groups (p-value >0.05) and were comparable to international Cleft centres. Children underwent an average of four operative procedures in this audit period, including primary Cleft repair, ear, nose and throat surgery, and dental care. Surgery for managing Eustachian tube dysfunction was the most common surgical intervention following primary Cleft repair.
CONCLUSIONS: Children born with non-syndromic CLP have a high early operative burden, with outcomes similar across the spectrum of techniques and surgeons.
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