Research Article

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

Table 5

Odds ratios for total costs of inpatient infantile hemangioma patients.

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Female1.03 (0.91-1.16)1.04 (.091-1.18)
Age
 3 weeks to 2 months1 [reference]1 [reference]
 2 months to 4 months0.87 (0.74-1.02)0.88 (0.74-1.04)
 4 months to 6 months0.82 (0.69-0.97)0.91 (0.74-1.11)
 6 months to 1 year0.76 (0.63-0.91)0.87 (0.71-1.06)
Race
 White1 [reference]1 [reference]
 Black1.21 (1.03-1.43)1.30 (1.07-1.57)
 Asian1.05 (0.74-1.50)1.09 (0.81-1.46)
 Hispanic or Latino1.26 (1.09-1.45)1.27 (1.09-1.47)
 Other1.35 (1.01-1.80)1.29 (1.00-1.67)
ICU admission1.75 (1.42-2.14)1.93 (1.60-2.31)
Neurologic and neuromuscular flag2.23 (1.87-2.66)2.19 (1.86-2.59)
Respiratory flag2.47 (1.66-3.68)2.42 (1.65-3.57)
Hypoglycemia1.01 (0.60-1.73)1.78 (0.74-4.29)
Bronchospasm2.00 (1.75-2.29)2.11 (1.98-2.25)
Hypotension0.88 (0.66-1.18)0.89 (0.65-1.24)
Altered mental status1.16 (0.86-1.55)1.69 (1.11-2.58)
Beta blocker toxicity1.26 (0.95-1.67)1.24 (0.93-1.64)
Hyperkalemia2.12 (1.23-3.66)3.11 (1.94-4.99)

. Abbreviation: intensive care unit = ICU.