Journal article
Description of total population hospital admissions for cleft lip and/or palate in Australia
JYJ Lo, N Kilpatrick, P Jacoby, LM Slack-Smith
BMC Oral Health | BMC | Published : 2015
Abstract
Background: Orofacial clefts are a group of frequently observed congenital malformations often requiring multiple hospital admissions over the lifespan of affected individuals. The aim of this study was to describe the total-population hospital admissions with principal diagnosis of cleft lip and/or palate in Australia over a 10 year period. Methods: Data for admissions to hospitals were obtained from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Hospital Morbidity Database (July 2000 to June 2010). The outcome variable was a hospital separation with the principal diagnosis of cleft palate, cleft lip or cleft lip and palate (ICD-10-AM diagnosis codes Q35-Q37 respectively). Trends i..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research was supported by a Dental Student Research Grant from the Australian Dental Research Foundation (ADRF) and publication assisted by the Western Australian Dental Foundation, Australian Dental Association (WA) and the Western Australian Dental Alumni. The student undertaking this research acknowledges the Dental Board of Western Australia and the Western Australian Dental Foundation scholarship. The authors are grateful to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and Australian Bureau of Statistics in providing the data for this research however the authors are responsible for the extraction and the analyses from that data. The authors acknowledge Dr Anne Read and Ms Julie Pegrum for their comments on the manuscript.