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Table 5 Development of weight, growth and head circumference under treatment

From: Treatment of infants with Syndromic Robin sequence with modified palatal plates: a minimally invasive treatment option

  

Birth n = 43

Admittance n = 46

Discharge n = 46

Weight

SDS-value

–1.1 (–4.7/2.4)

–1.6 (–3.5/1.7)

–1.3 (–4.1/2.5)

Length

SDS-value

–0.9 (–4.9/2.3)

–1.3 (5.4/3/2)

–1.2 (–5.9/1.3)

Head circumference

SDS-value

–0.7 (–4.9/4.1)

–1.3 (–6.1/2.3)

–0.9 (–5.9/1.3)

  1. Results are shown as median (range) SDS (standard deviation score) for patients <1 year of age only. In 3 infants, no birth weight was available from the hospital files
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