Predicting the Ideal Patient for Ambulatory Cleft Lip Repair

• Published in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal Vol. 56; no. 3; p. 293
• Main Authors: Chang, Victor, O'Donnell, Brendan, Bruce, William J, Maduekwe, Uma, Drescher, Max, Mendez, Bernandino M, Kothari, Anai N, Patel, Parit A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2019
• Subjects: Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; California; Cleft Lip - surgery; Cleft Palate; Humans; Infant; Logistic Models; Postoperative Complications; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures; Retrospective Studies; California; cleft lip; uplift modeling; patient safety; ambulatory cleft lip repair

The utilization of ambulatory surgical centers (ASCs) for cleft lip repair is increasing to reduce costs. This study better defines the patient population appropriate for ambulatory cleft repair with uplift modeling, a predictive analytics technique. Pediatric patients who underwent cleft lip repair...