Health Care Resource Use in Patients With and Without 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome Undergoing Sphincter Pharyngoplasty for Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

2017 ◽  
Vol 143 (3) ◽  
pp. 286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darrell T. Wright ◽  
Shaun A. Nguyen ◽  
Ronald J. Teufel ◽  
David R. White
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Resource Use ◽  
22Q11.2 Deletion Syndrome ◽  
Health Care Resource ◽  
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency ◽  
Deletion Syndrome ◽  
22Q11.2 Deletion ◽  
Sphincter Pharyngoplasty ◽  
Health Care Resource Use

Surgical Outcomes for the Treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome

2019 ◽  
Vol 161 (2) ◽  
pp. 348-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren A. Bohm ◽  
Jessa E. Miller ◽  
Noëlle Morrell ◽  
James D. Sidman ◽  
Brianne B. Roby
Keyword(s):  
Revision Surgery ◽  
22Q11.2 Deletion Syndrome ◽  
Speech Analysis ◽  
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency ◽  
Deletion Syndrome ◽  
Complication Rates ◽  
22Q11.2 Deletion ◽  
Pharyngeal Flap ◽  
Sphincter Pharyngoplasty ◽  
Better Than

This study aimed to compare outcomes of concomitant palatoplasty and sphincter pharyngoplasty with pharyngeal flap and sphincter pharyngoplasty alone for the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency in patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. Thirty-one cases were identified for inclusion in the study. Patients were separated into 3 surgical groups: combined palatoplasty and sphincter pharyngoplasty (n = 11), pharyngeal flap (n = 7), and sphincter pharyngoplasty (n = 13). Outcome measures included perceptual speech analyses, surgical complications, and revision rates. There were no differences in preoperative speech analysis scores ( P = .31). The combined palatoplasty and sphincter pharyngoplasty procedure had similar speech outcomes compared to pharyngeal flap, and both were significantly better than sphincter pharyngoplasty alone. Complication rates ( P = .61) and the need for revision surgery ( P = .25) were similar among all 3 groups. Concomitant palatoplasty and sphincter pharyngoplasty may be an alternative treatment for velopharyngeal insufficiency in children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome.

Medical costs and health-care resource use in patients with inflammatory myopathies in an insured population

2012 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 496-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel E. Furst ◽  
Anthony A. Amato ◽  
Şerban R. Iorga ◽  
Tim Bancroft ◽  
Ancilla W. Fernandes
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Resource Use ◽  
Medical Costs ◽  
Health Care Resource ◽  
Inflammatory Myopathies ◽  
Health Care Resource Use
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