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Table 3 Effectiveness and safety

From: Safety and effectiveness of oral propranolol for infantile hemangiomas started before 5 weeks and after 5 months of age: an Italian multicenter experience

 

Start <5 weeks (N = 15)

Start >5 months (N = 328)

Total (N = 343)

Involution

 complete

2 (13.3)

77 (23.9)

79 (23.4)

 almost complete

3 (20)

17 (5.3)

20 (5.9)

 partial

10 (66.7)

218 (67.7)

228 (67.7)

 absent

0

10 (3.1)

10 (3)

Relapse

1 (6.7)

39 (12)

40 (11.8)

Treatment complications

1 (6.7)

52 (15.9)

53 (15.5)

 irritability

0

17 (5.4)

17 (5.12)

 sleep disorders

0

22 (6.8)

22 (6.6)

 cold extremities

0

2 (0.6)

2 (0.6)

 diarrhoea

0

10 (3.1)

10 (2.9)

 hypoglicemia

0

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

 hypotension

0

4 (1.3)

4 (1.2)