Accessibility
Legal Notices
Text Version

Irish Child Health Database - Peer Reviewed Papers

Database Search

How to use this database.

• Method 1- uses a free natural language approach.

  After choosing the object of the search – by ticking title, abstract, aims and objective, or author - enter a term, word or name in the ‘Search’ box to return references answering your research question.

• Method 2 - utilises key words.

  Those key words assigned from thesauruses of controlled vocabulary by the trained coders of international bibliographic databases.
  The controlled vocabularies key word are listed alphanumerically under 'Bibliographic database keywords' .
  Use the drop down menu to identity which 'key words' you are interested in to return references to answer your research question.

• Method 3 - is based on the indexing system

  developed by the researchers who compiled this database.
  It adopts a thematic approach to mapping Irish child health research. The themed areas represent outcomes mapped to the International Classification of Disease version 10 (ICD-10) or one of 23 other health-related themed outcomes. Themes are defined in Tables 5 to 7 (of the study report).
  Use the alphabetic drop down menu under ‘ICD-10 or themed health-related outcomes’ to identity which themed areas you are interested in to select references to answer your research question.

• Method 4 – allows papers to be searched by Study type.

  Indexing by study type offers a valuable insight into understanding the population impact of the topic of interest. More than 20 study types were identified across the 2,152 study papers. These are defined in Table 3 (of the study report). Within 'Study type' papers are further stratification by geographical region (Table 49), topic area of interest and study aims and objectives.
  Click on 'Study type' to select the type of study of interest, progressively select sub-categories by topic area or other sub-classification of interest to answer your research question.

The complete background, methods and findings from this mapping exercise are detailed in the study report.

• A comparison of craniofacial form in Northern Irish children with unilateral cleft lip and palate treated with different primary surgical techniques

  Published in:

  Cleft Palate Craniofac J, Vol: 41, Page: 42-6

  Publication Date:

  January 2004

  Aims & Objectives:

  The aim of the study was to examine compare quality of outcomes in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate between two senior plastic surgeons

  Abstract:

  OBJECTIVE: The quality of outcomes in patients with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP) was compared between two senior plastic surgeons. One surgeon carried out a one-stage Wardill-Kilner palate repair. The other surgeon employed a vomer flap hard palate repair followed by a von Langenbeck soft palate closure (Oslo protocol). DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. PATIENTS: Thirty-four children (mean age 9.7 years) born with complete skeletal UCLP in Northern Ireland from 1983 to 1991 who received primary repair surgery from one of the two surgeons. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Cephalometric analysis was used to determine the craniofacial form and soft tissue profile. The quality of the dental arch relationships was independently assessed using the Goslon ranking system. RESULTS: Twenty-nine of the 34 subjects had good or satisfactory arch relationships. Comparison between the surgeons revealed that the Wardill-Kilner group had a greater proportion of Goslon grades of greater than 3, indicating poor arch relationships. However, this difference failed to reach statistical significance. There were no significant cephalometric differences between patients treated by the two surgeons. CONCLUSIONS: Although the difference was not statistically significant, the highest proportion of patients likely to require orthognathic surgery was found in those treated using the Wardill-Kilner technique.

  Authors:

  C. D. Johnston; A. G. Leonard; D. J. Burden; P. F. McSherry

  Study Type:

  Study Papers » Comparison Study » Descriptive Studies - With a comparative dimension: time, geography, treatment, procedures

  Categories:

  unilateral cleft lip and palate surgery outcomes

  International Classification:

  Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities - Cleft lip and cleft palate - Cleft lip and/or palate

  Keywords:

  • Analysis of Variance
  • Cephalometry
  • Child
  • Cleft Lip/surgery
  • Cleft Palate/ surgery
  • Dental Arch/anatomy & histology
  • Dental Models
  • Dental Occlusion
  • Facial Bones/ anatomy & histology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Maxillofacial Development
  • Northern Ireland
  • Oral Surgical Procedures/ methods
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome

  
  

  Geography:

  Northern Ireland (Northern Ireland)