| Title |
Recommendations and a guideline for referral of infantile haemangioma to tertiary centres |
| Translation of Title |
Įgimtų hemangiomų sekimo protokolas pirminio lygio ligoninėje. |
| Authors |
Strumila, Arūnas ; Dagilytė, Rūta Vilija ; Beiša, Virgilijus |
| DOI |
10.6001/actamedica.v25i1.3702 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Acta medica Lituanica.. Vilnius : Lietuvos mokslų akademijos leidykla. 2018, Vol. 25, no. 1, p. 38-44.. ISSN 1392-0138. eISSN 2029-4174 |
| Keywords [eng] |
infantile haemangioma ; observation ; referral guideline ; infrared thermography ; conservative treatment |
| Abstract [eng] |
Background. Infantile haemangioma is the most common childhood vascular tumour, which causes great anxiety to parents and treating firstline physicians due to its proliferative nature. It accounts for a large percentage of a tertiary centre consultations, thus delaying consultation time for patients in need of immediate care. Materials and methods. Review of literature and experience of treatment and observation of infantile haemangiomas in a tertiary centre of paediatric surgery. Results. Based on the gathered information, we established an observation guideline of infantile haemangiomas for first-line physicians. Conclusions. First-line physicians must recognise the infantile haemangioma that requires immediate referral to a tertiary centre in order to prevent the appearance of associated complications. The remaining population of the patients of infantile haemangioma can be actively monitored once a month for at least a year by the treating pediatrician or family doctor. New and easy to use protocoled diagnostic tests such as thermography would greatly benefit first-line and tertiary-centre physicians in the follow-up of infantile haemangiomas. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Lietuvos mokslų akademijos leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2018 |
| CC license |
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