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https://doi.org/10.1590/reeusp.v47i6.78092Abstract
This prospective study conducted at the Hospital for the Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies aimed to compare the best technique – a cup or a spoon – for feeding children immediately after palatoplasty. We assessed 44 children and their caregivers during feeding every 4 hours; this generated 176 evaluations: 88 using a cup and 88 using a spoon. The Fisher exact test and the Mann-Whitney test were used for statistical analysis, with a significance level of 5% (p<0.05). When the spoon was used, the percentage of patients with food escaping through the labial commissure was lower (17%; p=0.024, the portion administrated was higher (12%; p=0.029), and coughing was less frequent (13%; p=0.026) compared with use of a cup. We conclude that using a spoon to administer food after palatoplasty is better than using a cup.Downloads
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2013-12-01
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Trettene, A. dos S., Mondini, C. C. da S. D., & Marques, I. L. (2013). Sem título. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 47(6), 1298-1304. https://doi.org/10.1590/reeusp.v47i6.78092