No. of Cases Seen in a Year
- Total Referrals: 45
- Unilateral (one sided) cleft lip only: 20
- Bilateral (Two sided) cleft lip only: 10
- Cleft palate only: 10
- Pierre Robin Sequence: 10
- With anomalies present: 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: 6 months
- Type of operation: One stage soft palate repair and lip and nose plasty
Bilateral Cleft Lip Repair:
- Timing: 6 months
- Type of operation: One stage soft palate repair and lip and nose plasty
Cleft Palate Repair:
- Timing: 6 months
- Type of operation: One stage soft palate repair and lip and nose plasty
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 File Maker Pro SPSS |
| Participation in inter-centre studies: | Yes |
| Details of studies: | Scand Cleft TOPS |
| Participation in other collaborations (projects): | Yes |
| Published research papers: | Yes |
| Research grant funding received: | Yes |
| Willing to share Powerpoint presentations: | Yes |
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