Research Article

Infantile Hemangioma Treated with Propranolol Readmission Trends, Complications of Therapy, and Cost: A PHIS Database Study

Table 1

Demographics and hospital stay characteristics for infantile hemangioma admissions.

Number of patients (%)

Total2290
Female1610 (70.3)
Age
 3 weeks to 2 months191 (8.3)
 2 months to 4 months232 (10.1)
 4 months to 6 months613 (26.8)
 6 months to 1 year1254 (54.8)
Race
 White1444 (63.1)
 Black97 (4.2)
 Asian68 (3.0)
 Hispanic or Latino392 (17.1)
 Other289 (12.6)
Cost in US dollars per admission$5,158.4 [$3,258.5-$8,560.1]
Neurologic and neuromuscular flag90 (3.9)
Respiratory flag69 (3.0)
Hospital stay
 Mortality0 (0.0)
 Average LOS (days) [CI]2 [2, 3]
 ICU admission213 (9.30)
 Readmission368 (16.07)

Abbreviations: length of stay = LOS; intensive care unit = ICU.