Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding in Infancy. [PDF]
Nutrients, 2020 Vitamin K is essential for the synthesis of few coagulation factors. Infants can easily develop vitamin K deficiency owing to poor placental transfer, low vitamin K content in breast milk, and poor intestinal absorption due to immature gut flora and malabsorption.
Araki S, Shirahata A.
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Severe Early-Onset Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding in a Neonate Born to a Mother with Crohn's Disease in Clinical Remission: A Case Report [PDF]
American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2023 Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) in neonates is a significant disorder that causes skin, gastrointestinal, and intracranial hemorrhaging. Early-onset VKDB occurs within 24 hours of birth, and its prognosis is poor due to severe hemorrhage. The causes
Chiho Ikenaga +9 more
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Midwives' Perspectives about Vitamin K Prophylaxis Against Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding of the Newborn. [PDF]
Matern Child Health J, 2022 The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends one intramuscular (IM) vitamin K injection at birth to prevent Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding of the Newborn (VKDB). Among factors associated with IM vitamin K refusal, investigators have reported an increased frequency of IM vitamin K refusal among parents who select midwife-assisted deliveries.
Loyal J, Danziger P, Wood KE.
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Prophylactic vitamin K for the prevention of vitamin K deficiency bleeding in preterm neonates. [PDF]
Cochrane Database Syst Rev, 2018 Vitamin K is necessary for the synthesis of coagulation factors. Term infants, especially those who are exclusively breast fed, are deficient in vitamin K and consequently may have vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB). Preterm infants are potentially at greater risk for VKDB because of delayed feeding and subsequent delay in the colonization of their ...
Ardell S, Offringa M, Ovelman C, Soll R.
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Gastrointestinal bleeding due to idiopathic early onset of vitamin K deficiency bleeding in a girl baby 50 min after birth: a rare case. [PDF]
BMC Pediatr, 2022 Background The incidence of early-onset vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) in at-risk neonates who did not receive vitamin K supplementation varied from 6 to 12%. This case report aims to show that VKDB can occur abruptly after birth despite vitamin K1
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Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine, 2022 A 4-month-old male child presented with a history of seizure and vomiting. There was no history of fever, fall, or any other trauma. On examination, there was anisocoria, and anterior fontanelle was bulging and nonpulsating.
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A Case of Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding in a Newborn: Catastrophic Yet Preventable. [PDF]
CureusA four-week-old full-term male infant presented to the emergency department with blood in the diaper, increasing lethargy, and vomiting and was found to have multiple intracranial hemorrhages on CT. He was delivered at home and did not receive vitamin K.
Nmadu YW +5 more
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Vitamin K prophylaxis for prevention of vitamin K deficiency bleeding: a systematic review. [PDF]
J Perinatol, 2016 We conducted a systematic review to evaluate the burden of late vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) and the effect of vitamin K prophylaxis on the incidence of VKDB. We searched MEDLINE and other electronic databases, and included all observational studies including population surveys as well as randomized controlled trials (RCT).
Sankar MJ +5 more
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Prophylactic vitamin K for vitamin K deficiency bleeding in neonates [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2000 Vitamin K deficiency can cause bleeding in an infant in the first weeks of life. This is known as Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn (HDN). HDN is divided into three categories: early, classic and late HDN. Early HDN occurs within 24 hours post partum and falls outside the scope of this review.
R M, Puckett, M, Offringa
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Vitamin K deficiency bleeding in an apparently healthy newborn infant: the compelling need for evidence-based recommendation [PDF]
Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2019 Background Vitamin K is a key point for guarantee normal blood clotting and its level in newborns is commonly low, so a supplementation after delivery is mandatory.
Simone Ceratto, Francesco Savino
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