Comparison of secondary surgery before and after centralisation of cleft services in the UK: a whole-island cross-sectional analysis

Objective Cleft lip and palate significantly impact a child’s speech and facial appearance. Children undergo cleft repairs in infancy, but poor results from these initial repairs often lead to secondary surgery. In the late 1990s, cleft care provision in the UK was centralised to approximately 11 ma...

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Main Authors: Debbie Sell, Thomas J Sitzman, Andrew Keith Wills, Stu Toms, Jonathan R Sandy, Jessica L Chee-Williams, M’hamed Temkit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2025-08-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/8/e105396.full
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