OUTCOMES OF CLEFT PALATE SURGERIES AT THE NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL ENUGU NIGERIA: NOVEMBER 2008 - NOVEMBER 2013

摘要

Despite an increase in the number of palatoplasty procedures at theNational Orthopaedic Hospital Enugu (NOHE) sequel to a partnership with SmileTrain, no reports on subsequent outcomes have been published. We investigatedthe speech outcomes and rates of fistula formation, the relationship betweenintroduction of solids and incidence of post-operative oronasal fistulae and thebenefits of post-operative honey licks.