Propranolol for Treatment of Infantile Hemangioma: Efficacy and Effect on Pediatric Growth and Development

Table 3

Efficacy, side effects, and adjuvant therapy of propranolol based on guardian survey. Guardians may not have responded to each survey question thus creating variability in the number of respondents per question.

Efficacy
Did not notice improvement		10
Time to notice an improvement	Less than one week	34
	Less than one month	32
	1-2 months	16
	More than 2 months	13
		95
Color change
160	Yes	121 (76)
	No	39 (24)
Decreased size
	Yes	158 (88)
180	No	22 (22)
Overall satisfaction
120	Happy	94 (78)
	Neutral	16 (13)
	Unhappy	10 (8)
Side effects
180	Yes	62 (34)
	No	118 (66)
Recurrence/rebound
127	Yes	17 (13)
	No	110 (87)
Adjuvant treatments
180	Laser	97 (54)
	Surgery	73 (41)
	Steroid	35 (19)
	Scar revision	1 (<1)
	Vincristine	3 (1)

Note: some patients had multiple treatments.