Timeliness of Primary Cleft Lip/Palate Surgery
- 1 November 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal
- Vol. 46 (6), 588-597
- https://doi.org/10.1597/08-154.1
Abstract
Objective: To examine the timeliness of primary cleft surgery, mean age at which surgery occurred, and factors associated with timely cleft surgery among children with orofacial clefts (OFCs). Design: Retrospective study of children with OFC using North Carolina vital statistics, birth defects registry, and Medicaid files. Participants/Patients: Medicaid-enrolled North Carolina resident children with OFC born from 1995 to 2002. Main Outcome Measures: Proportion of children who underwent primary cleft surgery within 18 months of life, mean age when surgery occurred, and factors associated with timely surgery. Results: 406 children with OFC were continuously enrolled in Medicaid during the first 2 years of life. Overall, 78.1% of children had surgery within 18 months. About 90% of children with cleft lip (CL), 58.0% of children with cleft palate (CP), and 89.6% of children with cleft lip and palate (CLP) received timely cleft surgery; the mean age at which surgery occurred was 5 months. Children whose mothers received maternity care coordination, received prenatal care at a local health department, or lived in the southeastern or northeastern region of the state were more likely to receive timely cleft surgery. Conclusion: Most children with OFC in North Carolina born during this time period received primary cleft surgery within 18 months of life, but this varied by maternal demographics and other factors.Keywords
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