Trends of cleft surgeries and predictors of late primary surgery among children with cleft lip and palate at the University College Hospital, Nigeria: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cleft of the lip and palate is the most common craniofacial birth defect with a worldwide incidence of one in 700 live births. Early surgical repairs are aimed at improving appearance, speech, hearing, psychosocial development and avoiding impediments to social integration. Many interventions including the Smile Train partner model have been introduced to identify and perform prompt surgical procedures for the affected babies. However, little is known about the trends of the incidence and surgical procedures performed at our hospital. Nothing is also known about the relationship between the clinical characteristics of the patients and the timing of primary repairs.

Objective

To determine the trends in cleft surgeries, patterns of cleft surgeries and identify facto

SUBMITTER: Michael AI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9810161 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature