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S.G. is a 6-month-old girl who is scheduled for sequential repair of her cleft lip (cheiloplasty) and palate (palatoplasty). She has recently been adopted from China and her past medical history is unknown. S.G. is scheduled for her cleft lip repair, and Mrs. G. brings her to the same-day surgery unit the week before for her preoperative workup. As you do her workup, you recognize that care of the child with clefting uses a multidisciplinary approach.
The laboratory test results and findings of S.G.'s preoperative workup are normal, and she is scheduled for her cheiloplasty
Mr. and Mrs. G. are advised that S.G. will return 6 months later for the palatoplasty. They are concerned about the delay between surgeries. What will your response be?
Answer: Since, the child's previous medical history is unknown. The subsequent surgeries are a matter of concern.
Step-by-step explanation:
Patient S. G. is a 6 month old girl, she is scheduled to undergo a palatoplasty and cheiloplasty. The cheiloplasty can be defined as a surgical reduction of the size of the lip and palatoplasty can be palate of the patient with a cleft palate.
The aim of repairing the primary cleft lip is to construct the lip. This type of surgery can be used to be performed on patients who are less than 6 months of age but the child should be healthy enough to bear the effects of surgery and can support speedy recovery.
The above condition can be a matter of concern for S.G and since, the medical history is not available for her thus subsequent surgeries can be risky.