Abstract 42. Letting Go Under Control: Resident as Primary Surgeon for a Consecutive, Non-Selective Series of Furlow Palatoplasties

RESULTS: Answers to questions were highly variable between websites with disparate statements noted, including: 1. 13% of websites state that surgery is required for all craniosynostoses. 2. 14% of websites state that if untreated, craniosynostosis mostly or always leads to developmental delay. 3. 95% of websites state there’s a combined plastic surgical-neurosurgical team approach. 5% are neurosurgeons working alone. 4. 22% of websites only mention open surgical correction. No sites exclusively mention endoscopic techniques. 5. The maximum age for endoscopic surgery is less than 3 months for 50% of sites, 3–6 months by 44%, and 8 months by 6% of websites. 6. 51% of websites obtain CT-scans routinely. 4% of centers do not routinely scan. 44% do not mention CTs 7. 76% of websites do not address if blood transfusion is required. 4% of centers claim transfusion is only required for an open approach.