Is There Utility in Preoperative Testing of Hemoglobin Before Primary Cheiloplasty?
Aryan ShayMegan GaffeyRoger RoeAlexa RobbinsIsabella ZanilettiAdam B JohnsonLarry HartzellPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2024)
Post-operative complications are rare after primary cheiloplasty in patients with low or normal hemoglobin levels. The results of this study show that a preoperative hemoglobin of <10 g/dL does not predict perioperative complications in patients undergoing primary cheiloplasty.