Measuring the impact of clinical practice guidelines on infantile hemangioma referrals

Michael T Barton; Emile Latour; Alison Small; Sabra Leitenberger; Tracy Funk

doi:10.1111/pde.14783

Measuring the impact of clinical practice guidelines on infantile hemangioma referrals

Pediatr Dermatol. 2021 Sep;38(5):1393-1395. doi: 10.1111/pde.14783. Epub 2021 Aug 31.

Authors

Michael T Barton¹, Emile Latour², Alison Small¹, Sabra Leitenberger¹, Tracy Funk¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
² Biostatistics Shared Resource, Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.

PMID: 34467544
DOI: 10.1111/pde.14783

Abstract

High-risk infantile hemangiomas may be associated with significant patient comorbidity. The American Academy of Pediatrics published clinical practice guidelines with recommendations to refer high-risk hemangiomas early. The results of this study suggest that these guidelines may have resulted in an earlier referral age of patients with high-risk IH to hemangioma specialists.

Keywords: clinical practice guidelines; infantile hemangiomas.

MeSH terms

Child
Hemangioma* / diagnosis
Hemangioma* / therapy
Hemangioma, Capillary*
Humans
Infant
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Referral and Consultation
Skin Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Skin Neoplasms* / therapy
Treatment Outcome