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PICO
Question: Among children with cleft palate, does repair after 18 months of age, compared with repair between 9–18 months, result a in higher incidence of velopharyngeal insufficiency?
Question type: Intervention
Study design: Retrospective cohort
Investigators at Johns Hopkins University conducted a retrospective study to assess the effectiveness of standard timing versus delayed primary closure of cleft palate to determine whether delayed repair was associated with an increased risk of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI). The study population consisted of …
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