No. of Cases Seen in a Year
- Total Referrals: 20
- Cleft palate only: 20
Treatment Funded by State for National Residents
- Surgery costs: All
- Speech and Language Therapy costs: All
- Orthodontic costs: All
Primary surgical protocol
Cleft Lip Repair:
- Timing: 3-4 months
- Type of operation: Modified Millard and if needed primary rhinoplasty (Mc Comb)
Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair:
- Timing: 3-4 months
- Type of operation: Modified Millard and if needed primary rhinoplasty (Mc Comb)
Cleft Palate Repair:
- Timing: 15-18 months
- Type of operation: Sommerlad
Record collection protocol
Are records routinely collected at specific ages? Yes
Does this conform to WHO recommendations for different cleft types? Yes
Research
Want to particpate in research? yes
Participation in inter-centre studies? yes
Current Research
Type(s) of software used: | Excel, Word, |
Participation in inter-centre studies: | Yes |
Details of studies: | Scandcleft TOPS |
Participation in other collaborations (projects): | Yes |
Details of projects: | Swedish national registry |
Clinical research activities interested in being involved in:
Randomised clinical trials: | Yes |
Inter-centre comparison of outcome: | Yes |
Prospective study: | Yes |
Clinical research
Clinical team members who are or would like to be involved in clinical research:
Member details: Agneta Marcusson, orthodontics
Avni Abdiu, plastic surgery