Sociodemographic Predictors of Patient Age at Time of Cleft Lip and Palate Repair.
Jeremy V LynnKavitha RanganathanMatthew H BagerisAlexandra O LubyHailey R TursakTami Hart-JohnsonR Alexander BlackwoodSteven R BuchmanPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2020)
Timing of cleft lip, cleft palate repair, and primary speech and language evaluation are subject to variation which may be predicted by clinically accessible factors. By identifying race, Child Protective Services contact, and care variables as significant predictors of increased patient age at time of intervention, multidisciplinary cleft care teams can proactively allocate patient support resources.