Management and Outcomes of Postoperative Airway Obstruction in Patients After Tissue‐Augmentation Palatoplasty
TAP is a newer surgical technique used to address tissue deficiency in cleft palate repair. Most patients who experienced postoperative obstruction following TAP ultimately required surgical intervention, though preoperative AHI may help identify those at higher risk for obstruction. Future studies are necessary to evaluate the efficacy of earlier interventions and elucidate factors impacting obstruction risk and symptom resolution.
Authors
- Noel Jabbour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4063-7386)
- Allison B.J. Tobey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7988-1706)
- Amber D. Shaffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5783-9198)
- Rachel L. Whelan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1446-9403)
- Soukaina Eljamri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2272-8177)
- Matthew D. Ford (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0601-912X)
- P Reddy
Institutions
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Otolaryngology
- Published
- 2025-05-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ohn.1319
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.82