Minimum standards for the management of cleft lip and palate: Efforts to close the audit loop

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Shaw, WC [1 ]
Sandy, JR [1 ]
Williams, AC [1 ]
Devlin, HB [1 ]
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[1] ROYAL COLL SURGEONS ENGLAND,SURG AUDIT & EPIDEMIOL UNIT,LONDON WC2A 3PN,ENGLAND
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cleft lip and palate; clinical standards; low-volume operators; audit;
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Intercentre audit in the late 1980s revealed poorer outcomes for facial growth for British patients with cleft lip and palate than equivalent patients in northern Europe. A subsequent survey of the surgical practices in England and Wales, under the auspices of the Surgical Audit and Epidemiology Unit, revealed the widespread involvement of low-volume operators in cleft care, a tendency for low-volume operators to have an incomplete network of associated professionals, and non-standardised record keeping protocols. Recommendations for minimum standards of care for children born with cleft lip and palate were produced by a multidisciplinary steering group. A further investigation is planned to determine their validity and to provide a baseline for future audit cycles.
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