Abstract
A meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of propranolol in the treatment of infantile hemangiomas (IHs) in Chinese infants. A statistically significant difference was found between infants treated using propranolol and those treated using corticosteroids (p < 0.001). The total effect pooled from 26 single-arm studies using meta-analysis of propranolol on IHs in Chinese infants was 93% (95% confidence interval 0.88, 0.96).
© 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
MeSH terms
-
Administration, Oral
-
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage*
-
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects
-
Asian People / statistics & numerical data
-
Biopsy, Needle
-
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
-
Drug Administration Schedule
-
Follow-Up Studies
-
Hemangioma, Capillary / drug therapy*
-
Hemangioma, Capillary / ethnology
-
Hemangioma, Capillary / pathology*
-
Humans
-
Immunohistochemistry
-
Infant
-
Infant, Newborn
-
Propranolol / administration & dosage*
-
Propranolol / adverse effects
-
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
-
Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy*
-
Skin Neoplasms / ethnology
-
Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
-
Treatment Outcome
Substances
-
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
-
Propranolol