Incomes to Outcomes: A Global Assessment of Disparities in Cleft and Craniofacial Treatment.
Connor S WagnerMichaela K HitchnerNatalie M PlanaCarrie Z MoralesLauren K SalineroCarlos E BarreroMatthew E PontellScott P BartlettJesse A TaylorJordan W SwansonPublished in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (2024)
Delays in cleft and craniofacial surgical treatment are consistently identified with high-level evidence among non-White and publicly-insured families in HICs. Multiple tactics to facilitate patient access and adapt multi-disciplinary case in austere settings are reported from LMICs. Future efforts including those sharing tactics among HICs and LMICs hold promise to help mitigate barriers to care.