Evaluating the Need for Routine Admission following Primary Cleft Palate Repair: An Analysis of 100 Consecutive Cases.
Evaluating the Need for Routine Admission following Primary Cleft Palate Repair: An Analysis of 100 Consecutive Cases.
- 2015
BACKGROUND: Routine admission following primary cleft palate repair is the standard of care at most institutions. Insurance companies have demonstrated increasing resistance to hospitalization longer than a "short stay"(23 hour) observation period following palatoplasty. The purpose of this study was to identify factors related to length of stay following palate repair. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Risk, III. CONCLUSIONS: Factors identified in association with increased length of stay may guide opportunities for reducing postoperative hospitalization; however, these findings would oppose the safety of routine ambulatory surgery or short-stay observation following primary cleft palate repair. METHODS: Retrospective chart review was conducted for 100 consecutive patients undergoing primary cleft palate repair from May 2009 to February 2013. Demographic and perioperative data were collected and two-sample Student t-test, univariate and multivariable linear regression models were performed to assess for correlation with longer length of stay. RESULTS: Mean age at the time of surgery was 12.6 months. Median length of stay was 39 hours; all 100 patients had >23 hours length of stay. Seventy-three percent of patients required intravenous fluids greater than 23 hours after admission. Postoperative intravenous narcotics were required in 92 percent of patients after transfer to the post-surgical floor, and the last dose was given on average 19.8 hours after completion of surgery. There were 13 patients who required postoperative supplemental oxygen for greater than 23 hours following admission. Multivariable predictors of increased length of stay included female gender, syndromic diagnosis, longer operative and anesthetic durations, longer time to postoperative oral intake, and lower dose of postoperative intravenous narcotic.
English
0032-1052
*Cleft Palate/su [Surgery]
*Length of Stay/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]
*Patient Admission
*Postoperative Care/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Intraoperative Care/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]
Linear Models
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Postoperative Complications/th [Therapy]
Retrospective Studies
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Surgery/Plastic Surgery
Evaluation Studies
Journal Article
BACKGROUND: Routine admission following primary cleft palate repair is the standard of care at most institutions. Insurance companies have demonstrated increasing resistance to hospitalization longer than a "short stay"(23 hour) observation period following palatoplasty. The purpose of this study was to identify factors related to length of stay following palate repair. CLINICAL QUESTION/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Risk, III. CONCLUSIONS: Factors identified in association with increased length of stay may guide opportunities for reducing postoperative hospitalization; however, these findings would oppose the safety of routine ambulatory surgery or short-stay observation following primary cleft palate repair. METHODS: Retrospective chart review was conducted for 100 consecutive patients undergoing primary cleft palate repair from May 2009 to February 2013. Demographic and perioperative data were collected and two-sample Student t-test, univariate and multivariable linear regression models were performed to assess for correlation with longer length of stay. RESULTS: Mean age at the time of surgery was 12.6 months. Median length of stay was 39 hours; all 100 patients had >23 hours length of stay. Seventy-three percent of patients required intravenous fluids greater than 23 hours after admission. Postoperative intravenous narcotics were required in 92 percent of patients after transfer to the post-surgical floor, and the last dose was given on average 19.8 hours after completion of surgery. There were 13 patients who required postoperative supplemental oxygen for greater than 23 hours following admission. Multivariable predictors of increased length of stay included female gender, syndromic diagnosis, longer operative and anesthetic durations, longer time to postoperative oral intake, and lower dose of postoperative intravenous narcotic.
English
0032-1052
*Cleft Palate/su [Surgery]
*Length of Stay/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]
*Patient Admission
*Postoperative Care/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Infant
Intraoperative Care/sn [Statistics & Numerical Data]
Linear Models
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Postoperative Complications/th [Therapy]
Retrospective Studies
MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Surgery/Plastic Surgery
Evaluation Studies
Journal Article