Rethinking the Rule of 10s: Early Cleft Lip Repair Improves Weight Gain.

Katelyn Kondra Eloise W StantonChristian JimenezKalvyn NgoJordan WlodarczykLaya JacobNaikhoba C O MunabiKevin ChenMark M UrataJeffrey A Hammoudeh

Published in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2021)

ECLR significantly increased patient weights 24-months postoperatively when compared to TLR ± NAM. Specifically compared to TLR-NAM, ECLR weights were significantly greater at all time points past 6-months postoperatively. The results of this study demonstrate that ECLR can mitigate feeding difficulties and malnutrition traditionally seen in patients with cleft lip.

Keyphrases

weight gain
toll like receptor
body mass index
inflammatory response
birth weight
immune response
case report
nuclear factor
weight loss
gestational age