Scenario Results
Most common scenarios receiving medical treatment Infant with growing infantile hemangioma of the head/neck (74.1%)
Most common scenarios NOT receiving medical treatment
Older age (59.3%), though upper age limits variable from 6 months to 5 years Infant with multiple tiny lesions (84.6%) Older infant with non-growing lesion (84.6%) Small scalp lesion (53.8%)
Most common reasons for close monitoring and/or hospitalization
Infant < 5 weeks corrected gestational age (64.3%) PHACE syndrome (35.7%) high-risk social situation (39.3%)
Most common duration of outpatient observation 2 hours (39.3%), with monitoring of blood pressure (75%) and heart rate (67.9%)
Most common drug used Generic propranolol (65.4%)
Most common dosing used 2 mg/kg/day (67.9%) divided in two doses (57.1%)
Typical frequency of follow-up evaluations Every 4 weeks (56%)
Most common duration of therapy Until 1 year of age (57.7%)
Most common method of discontinuation Taper (53.8%) over 4 weeks (40%)