Multidisciplinary Optimal Outcomes Reporting and Team Clinic Retention in Isolated Nonsyndromic Cleft Palate.
Andrew D LinkugelPrerak B TrivediKaamya VaragurGary B SkolnickMaithilee D MenezesKatherine A DunskyLynn M GramesLauren C LockeSybill D NaidooAlison K Snyder-WarwickKamlesh B PatelPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2023)
Optimal outcomes and retention in team clinic were not statistically significantly associated, but clinically relevant associations were found between patients in the most disadvantaged quartile of social vulnerability and their outcomes. A patient-centered approach, including caregiver education about long-term care for patients with cleft palate, would allow for enhanced resource utilization to improve retention for patients of concern.