Gaps in Access to Reconstruction Compared with Audiologic Care among Children with Microtia

Aaron S Long; Adam H Junn; Hemali P Shah; Mariana N Almeida; Jean Carlo Rivera; Hang P Nguyen; John A Persing; Michael Alperovich

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.01.014

Gaps in Access to Reconstruction Compared with Audiologic Care among Children with Microtia

J Pediatr. 2023 Nov:262:113340. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.01.014. Epub 2023 Feb 1.

Authors

Aaron S Long¹, Adam H Junn¹, Hemali P Shah¹, Mariana N Almeida¹, Jean Carlo Rivera¹, Hang P Nguyen¹, John A Persing¹, Michael Alperovich²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT.
² Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 36736584
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2023.01.014

Abstract

Reconstruction for microtia decreased psychosocial morbidity; timely referral for surgery is crucial. We evaluated specialist referrals for microtia at a major academic medical center. Only one-half of patients were evaluated at any point by a reconstructive craniofacial surgeon. Patients followed early for audiologic concerns may not be receiving timely referred for reconstruction.

MeSH terms

Child
Congenital Microtia* / surgery
Humans
Plastic Surgery Procedures*