Patients with cleft lip and palate must undergo various surgical interventions at appropriate
times to achieve optimal outcomes. While guidelines for the timing of these operations are …

Background: The optimal age for cleft palate repair continues to be debated, with little
discussion of surgical risk related to operative timing. This study of 3088 cleft palate patients …

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 …

Objective This study uses the American College of Surgeons Pediatric National Surgical
Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP Pediatric), a multicenter database, to identify risk …

Objective: Secondary procedures optimize outcomes following cleft lip and palate (CL/P)
repair. We analyzed the association between race and the utilization and timing of …

Objective This study examines the effects of state facial surgery mandates on the timeliness
of primary cleft repair surgery for privately insured children with oral clefts in the United …

Purpose As one of the most common congenital craniofacial deformities, cleft lip and palate
repair is a complex and much published topic. Proper treatment can require a multitude of …

Access to specialized medical care is critical to decrease complications and minimize long-
term morbidity, yet racial disparities in cleft surgery persist as time to initial reconstruction …

Objective The aim of this study is to identify risk factors associated with complications and
readmissions following cleft lip repair using the multicenter American College of Surgeons …

Objective To examine the impact of race/ethnicity on timing and postoperative outcomes of
primary cleft lip (CL) and cleft palate (CP) repair. Design Cross-sectional analysis of the …