Neonatal ear splinting for congenital ear deformities
Ear moulding
Neonatal ear splinting
Non-Surgical
Prominent ears, neonates
Journal
Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS
ISSN: 1878-0539
Titre abrégé: J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101264239
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 2020
12 2020
Historique:
received:
22
03
2018
revised:
26
04
2020
accepted:
16
05
2020
pubmed:
14
6
2020
medline:
6
1
2021
entrez:
14
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Splinting of ears in neonates to correct the congenital auricular deformities has been well described. Despite being a non-invasive technique and having a potential to prevent need for correctional surgery, it's up-take across the UK has been poor. This study evaluates the outcomes of neonatal ear splinting for congenital ear deformities from a regional ear splinting service. The retrospective study of patients undergoing neonatal ear splinting from 2009- 2015 was conducted at the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery. A total of 82 (n = 123 ears) neonates were treated. At the cessation of treatment 93% were reported as improved/excellent by a clinician. Longer-term parent evaluation showed improved/excellent result in 78.89%. Neonatal ear splinting is relatively inexpensive and has a high rate of success for a variety of neonatal ear deformities. Promoting awareness, identifying patients early and commencing treatment may reduce surgical correction of auricular deformities.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32532629
pii: S1748-6815(20)30244-8
doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2020.05.064
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Letter
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
2239-2260Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest None.