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Table 2 Characteristics of the patients undergoing each type of surgery

From: Ten-year experience of more than 35,000 orofacial clefts in Africa

Type of surgery

Number*

Percent

Average age at surgery (years)

M:F ratio**

Hospital stay length (days)

Primary lip/ nose U/L**

19,058

68.36

9.90

1.48

4.27

Primary lip/ nose B/L**

3,302

11.84

8.83

1.63

5.04

Lip/ nose revision

1,168

4.19

14.04

1.03

4.53

Primary cleft palate

3,193

11.45

6.39

1.21

5.29

Secondary cleft palate

282

1.01

9.05

0.99

3.31

Fistula repair

545

1.95

8.35

1.15

4.50

Alveolar bone graft

42

0.15

13.2

0.68

4.96

Other

290

1.04

8.23

1.13

4.6

Total*

27,880

100

9.34

1.42

4.5

  1. *The total number of patients with a recorded type of surgery is 27,880.
  2. **Abbreviations: M:F ratio male: female ratio, U/L unilateral, B/L bilateral.