Treatment Outcome of 4 to 7 Years-Old Patients with Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate in Tawanchai Center, Srinagarind Hospital: Trend of Treatment
Chantachume V, BSc1, Songsung C, BSc1, Pradubwong S, MSN2, Chowchuen B, MD, MBA3
Affiliation : 1 Department of Medical Records and Statistics, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand 2 Division of Nursing, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand 3 Plastic & Reconstructive Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Background : The highest incidences of cleft lip and cleft palate are in the Northeast.
Objective : To study the trend and to compare the number of patients with cleft lip and cleft palate receiving treatment at Tawanchai
Center, Srinagarind Hospital.
Materials and Methods : It was a descriptive study from the medical records of the patients admitted to Tawanchai Center between
the ages of 4 to 7 years from 2009 to 2011. The research instrument was a questionnaire on general information and hometown.
Percentage was employed for data analysis.
Results : It was found that there were 125 patients with cleft lip and cleft palate, 81 of them were males (64.8%). According to
demographic study, most of the patients or 25 of them (20%) lived in Roi Et, followed by Loei and Sakon Nakhon with 13 patients
each (10.4%), and 11 patients lived in Khon Kaen (8%). Regarding hometown areas, it was found that 106 patients (84.8%) lived
outside the city or Muang districts. On the contrary, 19 patients (15.2%) lived in Muang districts. With regard to Health Area, the
study revealed that 60 patients (48.8%) lived in Health Area 8, followed by 51 patients (41.5%) in Health Area 7.
Conclusion : According to the study of the treatment of 125 patients with cleft lip and cleft palate between the ages of 4 to 7 years, the
number of the patients tended to decline but likely increase in hometown areas, especially outside of Muang districts. In addition, the
number of patients living outside Health Area 7 was likely to increase. Therefore, providing information on the rights of treatment
to the patients, families, and general people, will allow more patients to access specialized care centers.
Keywords : Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate, Tawanchai Center, Srinagarind Hospital, Trend of Treatment
