Open AccessOral propranolol in infantile hemangiomas: Analysis of factors that affect the outcome
Author(s) -
Arun Mohanan Ainipully,
Sarath Kumar Narayanan,
Arun Preeth Vazhiyodan,
Prathap Somnath
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of indian association of pediatric surgeons
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.306
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1998-3891
pISSN - 0971-9261
DOI - 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_12_18
Subject(s) - medicine , propranolol , affect (linguistics) , hemangioma , pediatrics , outcome (game theory) , anesthesia , surgery , philosophy , linguistics , mathematics , mathematical economics
The primary treatment for the subset of infantile hemangiomas (IHs) which develops complication is pharmacological intervention, and propranolol has become a popular choice. Here, we evaluated the efficacy and safety of propranolol in a clinical cohort of IHs and analyzed clinical characteristics associated with a good outcome.