Min Wu, Heng Yin, Lixian Chen, Bing Shi, Yang Li
OBJECTIVES: To study the risk factors of poor wound healing after primary cleft palate surgery. METHODS: In this study, 980 cases of congenital cleft palate treated by Sommerlad-Furlow in the Department of Cleft Lip and Palate Surgery of Sichuan University from 2017 to 2021 were continuously analyzed. Indicators included patient's age, gender, body weight, cleft palate type, width of the widest fistula, cleft palate index (width of the widest fistula/width at the posterior edge of the maxillary tubercle plane), preoperative white blood cell count, preoperative hemoglobin level, preoperative antibiotic use, doctor's seniority, use of relaxation incision, operation time, postoperative upper respiratory tract infection, and postoperative wound healing...
December 1, 2023: Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue za Zhi, Huaxi Kouqiang Yixue Zazhi, West China Journal of Stomatology