Kathrine Høyvik Bergum, Vibeke Hervik Bull, Linda Maria Stein, Kjersti Berge Evensen
Prisoners' perceived oral and general health and their experience with accessing, understanding and assessing health information: A qualitative study
European journal of oral sciences
conflicting data exist regarding incidence demographics abnormalities associated microtia using large national cohort database comprehensive evaluation microtia united states performed kids inpatient database reviewed 15year consecutive period information regarding patient demographics comorbidities postoperative complications hospital setting collected statistical tests analyzed using independent tests analysis total 23479792 births 15 consecutive years 1997 2012 included study microtia identified 1563 births incidence microtia higher males p001 patients asian hispanic race p001 patients microtia significantly congenital anomalies relative rest population p001 specifically cardiac genitourinary anomalies 51 19 times respectively likely microtia patients risk associated congenital anomalies microtia highest female black patients 126 microtia patients associated craniofacial syndrome comparable postsurgical course nonsyndromic population study represents largest national longitudinal study microtia allowing demographic socioeconomic comorbidity commentary quantifying relative risk associated congenital anomalies help inform type utility screening modalities evaluating microtia patients