A Dedicated Multidisciplinary Growth and Feeding Clinic for Infants with Cleft Lip and/or Palate Demonstrates Need for Intervention.

Kayla Prezelski Daniel Villarreal Acha Tuong-Vi Cindy NgoCaitlin WilsonVania ThrasherKandi TrevinoCortney Van't SlotRami R HallacJames R SeawardAlex A Kane

Published in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2024)

This study showed that multidisciplinary care provided by the GFC was able to target preoperative nutritional interventions to the highest-risk patients, resulting in double the percentage of patients who were of normal weight at the time of their cleft lip repair. These results provide objective proof supporting the assertion that multidisciplinary team care of the infant with cleft leads to measurable improvement in outcomes.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
palliative care
healthcare
end stage renal disease
physical activity
ejection fraction
randomized controlled trial
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
primary care
body mass index
weight loss
type diabetes
insulin resistance
weight gain