Reference ID | Sample size | Type of Study | Technique used | Type of surgery | Follow up period (Months) | QA assessment |
Amali/2017/Iran | 20 | Prospective | UPPP | Classic Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Amali/2017/Iran | 20 | Prospective | MRTA | Classic Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Adzreil/2016/Malaysia | 31 | Prospective | AP + TBD | Anterior Palatoplasty | 12 | Good |
Atan/2017/Turkey | 14 | Prospective | AP + MESP | Antero-lateral Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Binar/2016/Turkey | 23 | Prospective | ESP | Lateral Palatoplasty | 3 | Good |
Browaldh/2013/Sweden | 32 | Prospective | UPPP | Classic Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Cammaroto/2017/Italy | 10 | Retrospective | UPPP | Classic Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Cammaroto/2017/Italy | 10 | Retrospective | ESP | Lateral Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Cammaroto/2017/Italy | 10 | Retrospective | BRP | Lateral Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Carrasco-Llatas/2015/Spain | 10 | Retrospective | LP | Lateral Palatoplasty | 7 | Good |
Carrasco-Llatas/2015/Spain | 7 | Retrospective | UPPP | Classic Palatoplasty | 7 | Good |
Carrasco-Llatas/2015/Spain | 10 | Retrospective | EP | Lateral Palatoplasty | 7 | Good |
Carrasco-Llatas/2015/Spain | 4 | Retrospective | ZP | Lateral Palatoplasty | 7 | Good |
Carrasco-Llatas/2015/Spain | 22 | Retrospective | PPR | Classic Palatoplasty | 7 | Good |
Chen/2015/Taiwan | 32 | Retrospective | RP | Antero-lateral Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Cheng/2008/Taiwan | 50 | Prospective | MEUP | Anterior Palatoplasty | 6 | Fair |
Chi/2014/Taiwan | 25 | Prospective | LP | Lateral Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Cho K-S/2013/South Korea | 23 | Prospective | LPMR | Anterior Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Choi/2013/Korea | 20 | Prospective | UPPP | Classic Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Despeghel/2016/Belgium | 19 | Prospective | ESP | Lateral Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
DizdaR/2015/Turkey | 9 | Prospective Cohort | UPPP | Classic Palatoplasty | 20 | Good |
Dizdar/2015/Turkey | 14 | Prospective | LP | Lateral Palatoplasty | 20 | Good |
El-Anwar/2016/Egypt | 24 | Prospective | EP w/ SS | Lateral Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
El-Anwar/2017/Egypt | 22 | Prospective | DSS-ESP | Antero-lateral Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Elbassiouny/2014/Egypt | 28 | Prospective | SPFP | Lateral Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Elbassiouny/2016/Egypt | 21 | Prospective | SPWF | Antero-lateral Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Emara/2016/Egypt | 38 | Prospective | AAP | Anterior Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Guler/2018/Turkey | 81 | Retrospective | ESP | Lateral Palatoplasty | 3 | Good |
Karakoc/2018/Turkey | 28 | Prospective | LP | Lateral Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Karakoc/2018/Turkey | 31 | Prospective | ESP | Lateral Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Karakoc/2018/Turkey | 20 | Prospective | AP | Anterior Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Kim/2013/South Korea | 92 | Prospective | UPF + LP | Lateral Palatoplasty | 6 | Good |
Lee/2010/Italy | 30 | Prospective | RP | Antero-lateral Palatoplasty | 6 | Fair |