A Retrospective Analysis of the Impact of Health Disparities on Treatment for Single Suture Craniosynostosis Before and During the Pandemic.
Caitlin HoffmanAlyssa B ValentiMichelle BuontempoThomas ImahiyeroboPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2022)
The pandemic did not alter age of presentation/age of surgery or rates of patients receiving endoscopic surgery in patients with single suture craniosynostosis. There was no relationship between insurance status and type of surgery received during the pandemic, however Hispanic and black patients presented later and underwent surgery at an older age compared to white/Asian patients as they did pre-pandemic.
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