title: [Doubts of caregivers of children with cleft lip and palate on postoperative care after cheiloplasty and palatoplasty].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify the main doubts of caregivers of children with cleft lip and palate on postoperative care after cheiloplasty and palatoplasty.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study carried out in a reference hospital, between September and November 2012. The sample was composed of 50 individuals divided in two groups, of which 25 caregivers of children submitted to cheiloplasty, and 25 of children submitted to palatoplasty. The doubts were identified by an interview applied during the preoperative nursing consultation and were then categorized by similarity. Descriptive statistics was used for analysis of the outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Concerning cheiloplasty, the doubts were related to feeding (36%), hygiene and healing (24% each), pain and infection (8% each). With regard to palatoplasty, the doubts were related to feeding (48%), hygiene (24%), pain (16%), bleeding (8%) and infection (4%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The study evidenced the concern of caregivers in relation to feeding and care of the postoperative wound.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Armando Dos Santos
authors.initials: Ados S
authors.lastname: Trettene
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Ana Paula Ribeiro
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Razera
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Thaís de Oliveira
authors.initials: Tde O
authors.lastname: Maximiano
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Aline Godoi
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Luiz
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gisele da Silva
authors.initials: Gda S
authors.lastname: Dalben
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Bauru, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marcia Ribeiro
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gomide
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005248:Feeding Methods / Q000451:nursing; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000451:nursing*; D019106:Postoperative Hemorrhage / Q000451:nursing; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000451:nursing; D014945:Wound Healing; D055815:Young Adult