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Multicenter Study
. 2024 Jul 1;154(1):155e-166e.
doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000010639. Epub 2023 May 15.

Surgical Outcome and Treatment Trends in 1289 Infants with Micrognathia: A Multicenter Cohort

Cory M Resnick  1 , S Alex Rottgers  2 , Joshua M Wright  2 , Raj M Vyas  3 , Jeffrey A Goldstein  4 , Jordan W Swanson  5 , Michael A Padula  6 , Carl H Coghill 3rd  7 , Irfan Ahmad  8 , David W Molter  9 , Maithilee D Menezes  9 , Khatija W Naing  10 , Christopher M Cielo  11 ; Children’s Hospitals Neonatal Consortium Micrognathia Focus Group
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Multicenter Study

Surgical Outcome and Treatment Trends in 1289 Infants with Micrognathia: A Multicenter Cohort

Cory M Resnick et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. .

Abstract

Background: Studies of infants with micrognathia, especially Robin sequence, are limited by its rarity and both phenotypic and diagnostic variability. Most knowledge of this condition is sourced from small, single-institution samples.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study including infants with micrognathia admitted to 38 Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium centers from 2010 through 2020. Predictor variables included demographic data, birth characteristics, cleft, and syndrome status. Outcome variables included length of stay, death, feeding or respiratory support, and secondary airway operations.

Results: A total of 1289 infants with micrognathia had surgery to correct upper airway obstruction. Mean age and weight at operation were 34.8 ± 1.8 weeks and 3515.4 ± 42 g, respectively. A syndromic diagnosis was made in 150 (11.6%) patients, with Stickler (5.4%) and Treacher Collins (2.2%) syndromes being the most common. Operations included mandibular distraction osteogenesis (MDO) in 66.3%, tracheostomy in 25.4%, and tongue-lip adhesion (TLA) in 8.3%. Patients receiving a tracheostomy had lower birthweight, head circumference, gestational age, and Apgar scores. Patients undergoing MDO were less likely to need a second airway operation compared with patients undergoing TLA (3.5% versus 17.8%; P < 0.001). The proportion of infants feeding exclusively orally at hospital discharge differed significantly, from most to least: MDO, TLA, and tracheostomy. Hospital length of stay was not statistically different for patients who had MDO or TLA, but was longer for those with primary tracheostomy. The mortality rate was low for all operations (0.5%).

Conclusions: In this surgical patient cohort, MDO was associated with shorter hospital stay, improved oral feeding, and lower rates of secondary airway operations. Prospective multicenter studies are necessary to support these conclusions.

Clinical question/level of evidence: Risk, III.

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