Cleft Lip and Palate Repair Using a Surgical Microscope.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cleft lip and palate repair requires a deep and small surgical field and is usually performed by surgeons wearing surgical loupes. Surgeons with loupes can obtain a wider surgical view, although headlights are required for the deepest procedures. Surgical microscopes offer comfort and a clear and magnification-adjustable surgical site that can be shared with the whole team, including observers, and easily recorded to further the education of junior surgeons. Magnification adjustments are convenient for precise procedures such as muscle dissection of the soft palate.

Methods

We performed a comparative investigation of 18 cleft operations that utilized either surgical loupes or microscopy. Paper-based questionnaires were completed by staff nurses to evaluate what we

SUBMITTER: Kato M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5801792 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature