1. Cleft lip and palate is the second most common congenital abnormality. It is more common in males and often occurs on the left side. Associated abnormalities are rare.
2. Preoperative assessment of children with cleft lip and palate focuses on airway evaluation and detecting chronic airway obstruction or associated cardiac anomalies. Bilateral clefts predict difficult laryngoscopy and postoperative respiratory complications.
3. Induction of anaesthesia for cleft lip and palate surgery requires securing the airway due to the risk of difficult mask ventilation and laryngoscopy in some cases. Neuromuscular blocking drugs and intravenous induction are usually used.
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1. ANAESTHESIA FOR CLEFT
LIP-PALATE SURGERY
in a one year old child
Dr. Swati Daftary
Consultant Anaesthesiologist
Jaslok Hospital & Research Centre
Mumbai
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2. HISTORY
Simple adhesion of pared margins of the cleft
1847 John Snow - Ether for Lip repair
1850 Collis Chloroform for palate repair
1924 Magill intubation for palate repair
1932 Magill flexible armoured tube
1937-38 Ayres T-piece breathing system
1955 Alsop Oxford ET tube
1975 Ring, Adair & Elwyn RAE ET tube
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3. THOMAS PHILLIP AYRE
(1901-1979)
Described T-piece
breathing system to
overcome the difficulties
he had been having while
providing anaesthesia for
cleft lip and palate surgery
in infants.
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4. CLEFT LIP - PALATE
Second most common congenital deformity
Associated with more than 300 syndromes
Unilateral cleft 1 in 500-1000 live births-
highest amongst Asians & Native Americans
Bilateral clefts in 1 in 5000-6500 live births
Cleft lip-palate more common in males
Isolated cleft palate more in females with
associated cardiac anomalies in 30 %
Cleft lip and palate (45%), Cleft palate (35%)
and cleft lip (20%)
5. ETIOLOGY OF CLEFT LIP-PALATE
Multifactorial
Genetic factors, fathers age > 40 years
Environmental factors in 1st trimester
Rubella infection, Diabetes Mellitus
Teratogens: steroids, anticonvulsants, alcohol,
smoking
Embryologically, interruption of mesenchymal
migration and fusion of the primitive somite-
derived facial elements at 4-7 weeks
7. AIMS FOR SURGICAL
RECONSTRUCTION
Correction of deformity
To separate the nasal and oral cavities
To improve speech and swallowing
mechanisms
To prevent middle ear disease and improve
hearing
To provide normal dental occlusion
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8. APPROPRIATE TIME FOR CLEFT
LIP PALATE REPAIR
Conventional Lip repair: Kilners rule of 10
10 weeks of age, 10 lb body weight, Hb 10 gm% and
WBC count < 10,000/cmm
Conventional Palate repair:
Bigger the child better, able to withstand the stress of
surgery and anaesthesia
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9. Primary cleft lip repair at 2-4 months / 6-12weeks
Primary palate repair at 6 months or latest by 12
months for normal speech and velopharyngeal
competence
Lip / nose revision in early childhood
Pharyngoplasty at the age of 5-15 years
Palatal revision and alveolar bone graft at 10 years
Rhinoplasty and Maxillary osteotomy between 17-
20 years of age
RECENT TREND FOR CLEFT AND
RELATED REPAIRS
14. ISSUES IN A CLEFT PALATE CHILD
Associated defects and cardiac anomalies
Chronic airway obstruction/sleep apnoea
Right ventricular hypertrophy and cor pulmonale
due to chronic hypoxia
Anticipated difficult intubation
Malnutrition, anaemia, dehydration, may require
grouping cross matching of blood
Psychological aspect: depression due to
disfigurement and difficulties in speech
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15. PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION
Thorough medical history and examination to
uncover associated anomalies, difficult airway
Acute infection related to chronic ENT problems
Investigations: Hb for the isolated cleft lip
CBC, coagulation profile, X-ray chest, ECG, 2D
ECHO depending on associated anomalies
NBM instructions
Premedication:
賊 antisialogouge, anticholinergic drug
sedation in patients 9 mths of age without airway
compromise
16. DIFFICULT LARYNGOSCOPY
CL grade III & IV (7.4%)
Bilateral clefts (45.7%)
Unilateral cleft
Age < 6 months (3%)
Retrognathia (34.6%)
Pierre Robin syndrome
50 % have cleft palate
Treacher Collins syndrome
30 % have cleft palate
Goldenhar syndrome
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17. PREFORMED ET TUBE
Oxford tube
RAE
Tube
Tube is placed in midline with the upper lip immobile and not distorted.
19. INDUCTION OF ANAESTHESIA
Difficult mask ventilation in clefts with associated
craniofacial anomalies and retrognathia oro-
pharyngeal airway + CPAP
If anticipated difficult laryngoscopy (Cormack and
Lehane grade III & IV)
spontaneous inhalation induction with airway assessment
Intubation through LMA, assisted by fiberoptic scope
muscle relaxant and ET intubation (video laryngoscope)
Care of left sided cleft & extensive cleft
Oral RAE tube / Oxford tube midline placement OR
Armour reinforced ETT / flexometallic ETT
Care of eyes, padding, positioning of patient, circuit
20. ANAESTHESIA MAINTENANCE
Airway is shared with the surgeon hence adequacy
must be assessed especially after
1. Patient positioning - exaggerated extension of the
neck accidental extubation
2. Placement of Dingman mouth gag- used for
surgical exposure and ETT stabilization
3. Placement of pharyngeal pack to prevent
aspiration of blood
All these may cause compression / kinking of the tube
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22. MAINTENANCE OF
ANAESTHESIA (contd.)
Gas, oxygen, suitable inhalational agent, short
acting opioid, muscle relaxant and artificial
ventilation
Surgical incision infiltrated using saline / LA with
adrenaline (< 10 亮gm / kg)
Planning for post-operative pain relief
Fluid and temperature maintenance
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23. PERIOPERATIVE PAIN RELIEF
Pharmocological:
Combination of short acting opioids, Paracetamol
& NSAIDs (NSAIDs not preferred in infants < 6
months and first 12 hours postoperatively)
Regional blocks:
Cleft Lip Bilateral Infraorbital Block (IOB) / Peri-
incisional infiltration
Cleft Palate Bilateral Greater palatine nerve
block
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25. INFRA-ORBITAL NERVE BLOCK
Area of sensory
blockade
Infraorbital Nerve
Site of injection
1ml 0.25%/0.5%
Bupicaine with 1:200000
adrenaline on both sides
Bosenberg AT, Kimble FW. Infraorbital nerve block in neonates for cleft lip repair: anatomical
study and clinical application. British Journal of Anaesthesia 1995; 74: 506-508
Gaonkar V, Daftary S R. Comparison of preoperative infraorbital block with peri-incisional
infiltration for postoperative pain relief in cleft lip surgeries. Indian J Plast Surg 2004;37:105-9
26. GREATER PALATINE NERVE BLOCK
The greater palatine foramen situated medial & anterior to the second upper molar
Nerve is blocked on either side as it exits from the foramen with 1 ml of 0.25%
bupivacaine with 1:200,000 adrenaline, submucous injection using 27G needle
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27. POST-OPERATIVE
MANAGEMENT
Check for pharyngeal pack, bleeding & secretions
before reversal, extubation
Avoid putting in a laryngoscope
Extubation in fully awake child
In PACU, child in lateral position to facilitate
drainage of blood and secretions
Straight sleeves or boxers bandage to restrain
the hands from touching the surgical site
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28. POST-OPERATIVE
COMPLICATIONS
Early complications (26%): More common after
palate surgery, child to be observed in PICU/HDU
Airway obstruction: Because of constricting flaps,
nasopharyngeal oedema and prolonged surgery
(> 2-3 hrs) massive macroglossia
Management: nasopharyngeal airway / tongue stitch
for 48 hours / postoperative intubation
Bleeding: may require re-exploration and blood
transfusion if excessive
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31. VELOPHARYNGEAL
INCOMPETENCE
Diagnostic features: Hypernasality, misarticulation
and nasal regurgitation
Confirmation with video nasoendoscopy
Treatment: Pharyngeal flap
Anaesthetic importance: In operated patients
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) - 70-80 %
Blind nasotracheal intubation & nasogastric tube
insertions are contraindicated during subsequent
surgeries
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32. SUMMARY
1. Considering cleft lip and palate
a) It is the commonest congenital abnormality
b) Cleft palate cannot occur without cleft lip
c) It is more common in males
d) Cleft lip is more often found on the left side
e) Associated abnormalities are very rare
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33. 2. Preoperative assessment of the child with cleft lip
and palate
a) The presence of rhinorrhoea means surgery
should be cancelled
b) Bilateral cleft lip predicts difficult laryngoscopy
c) Bilateral cleft lip-palate predicts an increased risk
of postoperative respiratory complications
d) A history of apnoea during feeds may indicate
chronic airway obstruction
e) Sedative premedication is useful and promotes
smooth induction in bilateral cleft lip-palate
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34. 3. When inducing anaesthesia in a child with
isolated cleft lip and palate
a) Intravenous induction is mandatory
b) The use of neuromuscular blocking drugs is
contraindicated
c) Difficulty with mask ventilation is common
d) Difficult laryngoscopy occurs in the majority of
patients
e) Deferring surgery until the child is older may
make airway management easier
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35. 4. Considering primary surgical repair of cleft lip and
palate
a) Cleft lip may be repaired in the neonatal period
b) Cleft palate repair should be delayed until the
child has learned to speak
c) Infiltration of local anaesthetic is contraindicated
as it distorts the surgical field
d) Blood transfusion is uncommon
e) It is rare for patients to require any further
surgery after primary repair
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36. 5. Anaesthesia for cleft lip and palate surgery
a) Problems with the tube are rare once the mouth
gag has been inserted
b) Spontaneous ventilation techniques are not
suitable for neonates and infants
c) Standard drawover systems are suitable for all
patients
d) Opioids are contraindicated as they may cause
postoperative airway obstruction
e) Infraorbital nerve blocks can provide adequate
postoperative analgesia for isolated cleft lip repair
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37. 6. Airway obstruction after cleft lip and palate repair
a) Is most likely to occur in children with pre-
operative airway problems
b) May be due to inadequate mouth breathing
c) May be treated with insertion of a
nasopharyngeal airway
d) Oropharyngeal airways should be avoided
e) Will always require re-intubation
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