Hospitalization Trends for Airway Infections and In-Hospital Complications in Cleft Lip and Palate.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Cleft lip or palate is a prevalent birth defect, occurring in approximately 1 to 2 per 1000 newborns and often necessitating numerous hospitalizations. Specific rates of hospitalization and complication are underexplored.

Objective

To assess the rates of airway infection-associated hospitalization, overall hospital admissions, in-hospital complications, and mortality among children with a cleft lip or palate.

Design, setting, and participants

This nationwide, population-based cohort study used in-hospital claims data from the Federal Statistical Office in Switzerland between 2012 and 2021. Participants included newborns with complete birth records born in a Swiss hospital. Data were analyzed from March to November 2023.

Exposure

Prevalent diagnosis o

SUBMITTER: Laager R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11393727 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature