Hospital Variation and Resource Use for Infants with Craniosynostosis Undergoing Open, Endoscopic, and Distraction Osteogenesis Surgical Techniques.
Melissa D KanackMark R ProctorJohn G MearaDaniel M BalkinJonathan RodeanIsabel C StringfellowJay G BerryPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2024)
Substantial variation in the surgical approach for craniosynostosis exists across hospitals and regions. Endoscopic repair without distraction had the lowest hospital resource use, while open repair with distraction had the highest hospital resource. Subsequent analysis of short- and long-term outcomes as well as patient-and-family costs is necessary to assess the true cost-effectiveness of each approach.