Predictors of Adverse Events Following Cleft Palate Repair.
Mets EJ, Chouairi F, Torabi SJ, Alperovich M. Predictors of Adverse Events Following Cleft Palate Repair. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2019, 30: 1414-1418. PMID: 31299734, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000005542.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCleft PalateFemaleHospitalizationHumansInfantLength of StayMaleMultivariate AnalysisPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementReoperationRisk FactorsConceptsCleft palate repairPerioperative blood transfusionBronchopulmonary dysplasia/chronic lung diseaseAdverse eventsChronic lung diseaseBlood transfusionPalate repairRisk factorsCerebral palsyLung diseaseNational Surgical Quality Improvement Project Pediatric databasePrimary cleft palate repairWound dehiscence rateSurgical risk factorsThirty-day readmissionIntraoperative adverse eventsPost-surgical complicationsSystemic risk factorsCleft palate surgeryYears of ageLife-threatening risksReoperation rateProlonged lengthPulmonary diseaseRisk stratification