The Implications of Same-Day Discharge After Primary Unilateral Cleft Lip Repair: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program-Based Study

Orofacial clefts are the most common craniofacial anomaly observed in the United States. Permitted by recent advancements in anesthesia and multimodal pain management, there has been a trend toward outpatient cleft lip repair to alleviate hospital burden and minimize healthcare costs. The purpose of this study was to compare complication rates between outpatient and inpatient cleft lip repair from large national samples as well as identify...