Cleft lip-palate deformities in Western China: epidemiology, surgical reconstruction, and cost.
A series of 46 procedures (42 patients) was performed on youth with cleft lip-palate deformities in Lanzhou, China. Patients' ages ranged from 6 months to 18 years. There were no short-term complications in this series, which included many advanced cases. The estimated cost per patient was 1590 US dollars. Youth with unrepaired cleft lip-palate in western China can be treated in a cost-effective manner.
Tollefson
Travis T
TT
Cleft and Craniofacial Panel, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery, Davis Medical Center, University of California, Sacramento 95817, USA. travis.tollefson@yahoo.com
Wong
Joseph K
JK
Sykes
Jonathan M
JM
Larrabee
Wayne F
WF
D000293:Adolescent; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000191:economics / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male