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Anesthesia for Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate

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Abstract

Cleft lip and cleft palate are the most common craniofacial anomalies and, if left untreated, cause feeding, speech, and development problems. Significant disparities in access to timely and appropriate care still exist. Lack of facilities and technical resources together with untrained anesthesia providers mitigates against safe surgery. Anesthesia for cleft patients might be associated with several complications which may be life-threatening if not recognized and managed properly. Children who are cared for by multidisciplinary teams have improved long-term outcomes with improved feeding, speech, and esthetics. In this chapter, the authors provide a comprehensive description of the anesthesia management of patients with cleft deformities, the main associated medical conditions, and its anesthesia implications.

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  1. Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Children’s Hospital, Barcelona, Spain

    Gaston Echaniz

  2. Department of Pediatric Anesthesia, King Abdullah, Specialized Children’s Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

    Plinio Sierra

  3. Department Anesthesiology and Pain Management, Seattle Children’s Hospital, University Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

    Adrian Bosenberg

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    Jordan W. Swanson

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Echaniz, G., Sierra, P., Bosenberg, A. (2021). Anesthesia for Patients with Cleft Lip and Palate. In: Swanson, J.W. (eds) Global Cleft Care in Low-Resource Settings. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59105-2_9

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