Influence of patient age and experience of the surgeon on early complications after surgical closure of the cleft palate-A retrospective cohort study

Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 135-139

  Al Nawas, Bilal ^a   Wriedt, Susanne ^b   Reinhard, Jennifer ^a   Keilmann, Annerose ^c   Wehrbein, Heiner ^b   Wagner, Wilfried ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Department of Orthodontics ^*  (Germany)

^c Department of Pediatric Audiology and Speech Therapy   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cleft palate; Cohort study; Complications; Outcome; Paediatric surgery; Palatoplasty; Surgical training; Timing

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; PALATOPLASTY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SURGEON; WOUND INFECTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANALGESICS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLEFT PALATE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; OPERATIVE TIME; ORAL FISTULA; PALATE, HARD; PALATE, SOFT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84872683948     PISSN: 10105182     EISSN: 18784119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcms.2012.06.005     Document Type: Article

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