Publications by authors named "Kesley Brown"
Objective: Velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) is a common speech disorder in patients with a history of cleft palate (CP) or 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Pharyngeal flap (PF) and sphincter pharyngoplasty (SP) are 2 common surgeries to treat this disorder by decreasing unwanted nasal air emission and hypernasal resonance.
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- The study aimed to investigate if detectable upper respiratory infections (URIs) during adenoidectomy/adenotonsillectomy lead to more complications or unexpected hospital admissions in children.
- A total of 164 pediatric patients were analyzed, with 82.9% testing positive for URIs, but there were no significant differences in postoperative outcomes between those with and without detectable infections.
- The findings suggest that routine preoperative URI testing is unnecessary, as having a recent URI does not increase risks during or after outpatient surgeries in healthy children.