No. of Cases Seen in a Year
- Total Referrals: 95
- Unilateral cleft lip and palate: 17
- Bilateral cleft lip and palate: 8
- Cleft palate only: 48
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 months
Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair:
- Timing: 3 months
Cleft Palate Repair:
- Timing: 8-9 months
Record collection protocol
Are records routinely collected at specific ages? Yes
Does this conform to WHO recommendations for different cleft types? Yes
Intercentre Collaboration Interested
Research
Want to particpate in research? yes
Participation in inter-centre studies?
Current Research
Type(s) of software used: | Excel, Word |
Participation in inter-centre studies: | Yes |
Participation in other collaborations (projects): | Yes |
Published research papers: | Yes |
Willing to share Powerpoint presentations: | Yes |
CLINICAL Research activities you would be happy to become involved in:
Randomised clinical trials?
Inter-centre comparison of outcome?
Prospective cohort studies?
DNA collection?
LABORATORY based research you would be happy to be involved in:
Laboratory genetics/genomics research
Animal models research
Clinical research activities interested in being involved in:
Randomised clinical trials: | Yes |
Inter-centre comparison of outcome: | Yes |
Prospective study: | Yes |
DNA collection: | Yes |
Potential laboratory based research activities
Laboratory based research activities interested in being involved in:
Laboratory genetics/genomics research: Yes
National cleft lip and palate / craniofacial scientific organisation
Organisation details: Craniofacial Society of ULEire