Elevated Infant Mortality Rate among Dutch Oral Cleft Cases: A Retrospective Analysis from 1997 to 2011

[摘要] Objectives: First, to determine the infant mortality rate (IMR) for Dutch patients with isolated oral clefts (OC) as well as for patients with clefts seen in association with other malformations. Second, to conduct a similar analysis per cleft type: cleft lip with or without cleft palate (CP), CP (including Robin sequence). Third, to examine the underlying causes of death.

[学科分类] 外科医学

[关键词] cleft lip;cleft palate;Robin sequence;Pierre Robin syndrome;infant mortality;epidemiology;Netherlands