Comparison of secondary surgery before and after centralisation of cleft services in the UK: a whole-island cross-sectional analysis
Centralisation of cleft care was associated with improved outcomes of primary lip and palate repairs and a corresponding reduction in secondary surgery.
Authors
- Jessica L. Chee-Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2882-7275)
- Thomas J. Sitzman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2173-923X)
- Jonathan Sandy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7144-9700)
- M’hamed Temkit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0321-7438)
- Debbie Sell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2488-5881)
- Andrew K. Wills (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9751-4707)
- Stu Toms
Institutions
- University of Agder (NO)
- University Of Bristol Dental Hospital (GB)
- Great Ormond Street Hospital (GB)
- At Bristol (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Phoenix Children's Hospital (US)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105396
- Primary Topic
- Cleft Lip and Palate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00