The effect of steroid injection of the tongue base on reducing postoperative airway obstruction in cleft palate repair

Predicting Adverse Perioperative Events in Patients Undergoing Primary Cleft Palate Repair

“…The published incidence of APEs after palatoplasty has varied from 5% to over 40%. Given the medical complexity of this cohort, a 23% incidence of APEs is reasonable and comparable to other tertiary center reports with similarly complicated patients (Desalu, 2010; Abdel-Aziz et al, 2012). While a number of studies have examined APEs in patients undergoing palatoplasty, there are no comparable risk stratification models in the literature.…”

A Challenging Period After Repair: Etiology and Follow-Up Rates of the Patients With Cleft Lip and Palate in Intensive Care Unit

“…Due to the difficulty in obtaining data in retrospective studies, morphometric measurements of the cleft, a detailed anatomical structure of the upper airway (micrognathia, retrognathia, adenoids, tonsils), and weight of the patients at surgery were not examined in the study 4 . Furthermore, some variables associated with surgical and anesthetic procedures such as duration of the surgery, surgical technique (vomer flap, dissection area), anesthetic medications (steroid, anesthetic reversal, narcotic dose) that have been reported to be influential on postoperative complications were not analyzed in the current study 4,31,32 . Further prospective and comprehensive studies examining surgical, anesthetic, and anatomical variables, including morphometric measurements, would contribute to revealing the ICU admissions and associated etiologic factors.…”

The management of perioperative pain in craniosynostosis repair: a systematic literature review of the current practices and guidelines for the future

“…Craniosynostosis is a rare condition characterized by the premature fusion of one or more cranial sutures. The cranium is formed during development via intramembranous ossification, leaving the sutures not fully ossified to allow passage through the birth canal and expand brain growth [ 1 ]. Craniosynostosis must be managed early to avoid damaging adverse outcomes, including blindness, abnormalities in skull shape, and developmental impairments of the brain that may significantly affect the child’s quality of life.…”