title: [Feeding children in the immediate perioperative period after palatoplasty: a comparison between techniques using a cup and a spoon].
abstract: This prospective study conducted at the Hospital for the Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies aimed to compare the best technique - a cup or a spoon - for feeding children immediately after palatoplasty. We assessed 44 children and their caregivers during feeding every 4 hours; this generated 176 evaluations: 88 using a cup and 88 using a spoon. The Fisher exact test and the Mann-Whitney test were used for statistical analysis, with a significance level of 5% (p<0.05). When the spoon was used, the percentage of patients with food escaping through the labial commissure was lower (17%; p=0.024, the portion administrated was higher (12%; p=0.029), and coughing was less frequent (13%; p=0.026) compared with use of a cup. We conclude that using a spoon to administer food after palatoplasty is better than using a cup.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil, BauruSP, Enfermeiro. Doutor. Chefe das Unidades de Terapia Intensiva e Semi-intensiva, Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais , Universidade de São Paulo , Bauru , SP , Brasil .armandotrettene@usp.br.
authors.forename: Armando dos Santos
authors.initials: Ados S
authors.lastname: Trettene
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil, BauruSP, Enfermeira. Doutora. Diretora Técnica do Serviço de Enfermagem, Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais , Universidade de São Paulo , Bauru , SP , Brasil .cmondini@usp.br.
authors.forename: Cleide Carolina da Silva Demoro
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Mondini
authors.affiliation: Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil, BauruSP, Pediatra. Doutora. Diretora Técnica dos Serviços Médicos, Hospital de Reabilitação de Anomalias Craniofaciais , Universidade de São Paulo , Bauru , SP , Brasil .marquesi@usp.br.
authors.forename: Ilza Lazarini
authors.initials: IL
authors.lastname: Marques
mesh_terms: D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005248:Feeding Methods / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies