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Safety and efficacy of independent allied healthcare professionals in the assessment and management of plagiocephaly patients.
Khormi, Yahya; Chiu, Michelle; Goodluck Tyndall, Ronette; Mortenson, Patricia; Smith, David; Steinbok, Paul.
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  • Khormi Y; Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Gizan, Saudi Arabia. khormins@gmail.com.
  • Chiu M; Division of Neurology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Goodluck Tyndall R; Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, Canada.
  • Mortenson P; Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of West Indies and University Hospital of West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.
  • Smith D; Department of Occupational Therapy, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Steinbok P; Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Childs Nerv Syst ; 36(2): 373-377, 2020 02.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31728704
BACKGROUND: The incidence of positional plagiocephaly has increased significantly over the last two decades, which has caused a service delivery challenge for pediatric neurosurgeons. As a potential solution to the long waitlists for abnormal head shape, a plagiocephaly clinic was established at BC Children's Hospital (BCCH) in Vancouver, Canada. This clinic was supervised by an occupational therapist who had been trained by a neurosurgeon to independently assess and manage patients with a referring diagnosis of positional plagiocephaly. OBJECTIVES: To determine the efficiency of the BCCH Plagiocephaly Clinic in the management of positional plagiocephaly patients and to investigate the clinic's ability to appropriately identify and refer patients with craniosynostosis to pediatric neurosurgeons for further assessment. METHODS: A retrospective chart review was conducted to identify patients who were assessed and managed at the BCCH Plagiocephaly Clinic between 2008 and 2014. Data on patient demographics, head shape measurements, and treatment recommendations were collected, and the BC Children's neurosurgical database was cross-referenced to identify craniosynostosis cases missed by the Plagiocephaly Clinic. A descriptive analysis of the clinic's average wait times, severity of the patients' plagiocephaly, and recommended interventions was conducted. In addition, the sensitivity and specificity of the clinic's ability to appropriately refer craniosynostosis patients to pediatric neurosurgery were calculated. RESULTS: Of 1752 patients seen in the BC Children's Plagiocephaly Clinic between 2008 and 2014, 66% of patients received counseling about repositioning, 34% were referred for head banding, 19% were referred to physiotherapy for torticollis, and 1.4% were referred to the BC Children's Pediatric Neurosurgery Clinic for suspicion of craniosynostosis. The mean time from referral to first assessment by the Plagiocephaly Clinic was 41 days, and time from referral by the plagiocephaly clinic to diagnosis of craniosynostosis by a pediatric neurosurgeon was 8 days. Pediatric neurosurgeons requested imaging for 6 of the referred patients (25% ). The sensitivity and specificity of the plagiocephaly clinic for referral of craniosynostosis patients to the Pediatric Neurosurgery Clinic were 100 and 99%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The BC Children's Plagiocephaly Clinic is efficient and safe for the initial evaluation and treatment of patients with positional plagiocephaly. The clinic's model decreases wait times, appropriately manages patients with positional plagiocephaly, screens for craniosynostosis with high sensitivity and specificity, and takes pressure off outpatient neurosurgical clinics. This model for assessment of plagiocephaly could be considered in other medical centers.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Plagiocefalia não Sinostótica / Plagiocefalia Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Child / Humans / Infant País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Plagiocefalia não Sinostótica / Plagiocefalia Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Guideline / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Child / Humans / Infant País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article