Cleft Lip and Palate
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Optimal Outcome Reporting 5 and 8 Years Following Cleft Palate Repair
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Balkin, Daniel M. MD, PhD; Incorvia, Joseph MScGH; Reed, Brianna BS; Nuzzi, Laura C. BA; Hughes, Christopher D. MD, MPH; Catallozzi, Liza MS, CCC-SLP; Clark, Roseanne MS, CCC-SLP; Kummer, Ann W. PhD, CCC-SLP, FASHA; Meara, John G. MD, DMD,
video0:59 · Dec 2025
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Optimal Outcome Reporting 5 and 8 Years Following Cleft Palate Repair
There has not been a standardized way to measure outcomes after cleft palate repair
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Optimal outcome reporting (OOR) is a new metric for measuring cleft palate repair outcomes
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Best case surgical outcome for cleft palate repair is defined as one operation, no unintended fistula, and normal speech function
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About 70% of patients achieve optimal outcome 5 years after cleft palate repair
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Nearly 75% of patients achieve optimal outcome 8 years after cleft palate repair
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Younger age at surgery is associated with better long-term outcomes after cleft palate repair
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Specific cleft types are associated with better long-term outcomes after cleft palate repair
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Absence of underlying syndromes is associated with better long-term outcomes after cleft palate repair
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Optimal outcome reporting provides surgeons a clear, measurable way to track success
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