Vitamin K Prophylaxis: Is There a Need for Policy Change?

2019 ◽  
Vol 86 (11) ◽  
pp. 975-976
Author(s):  
Mahesh Kamate ◽  
Nalla Anuraag Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Policy Change ◽  
Vitamin K ◽  
Vitamin K Prophylaxis

scholarly journals Intracranial Hemorrhage Caused by Vitamin K Deficiency Beyond Neonatal Period

2017 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sudhir Adhikari ◽  
Eva Gauchan ◽  
Tejesh Malla ◽  
Brijesh Sathian ◽  
Kalipatanam Seshagiri Rao
Keyword(s):  
Intracranial Hemorrhage ◽  
Vitamin K ◽  
Neonatal Period ◽  
National Policy ◽  
Vitamin K Deficiency ◽  
Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding ◽  
Vitamin K Prophylaxis ◽  
Clinical Presentations ◽  
Intracranial Bleed ◽  
K Deficiency

Vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) can manifest as intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) and is still prevalent in poor resource countries. Infants aged one to twelve months with the diagnosis of ICH from 1st July 2011 to 30th June 2016 were included. There were 16 cases of ICH attributed to vitamin K deficiency. Clinical presentations were anemia16 (100%), bulged fontanel 13(81.3%), seizures 10(62.5%), vomiting 8(50%) and fever 9(56.3%). Mean INR at admission was 8.575±7.267 and 1.868±0.838 after three doses of vitamin K administration. Sites of intracranial bleed were parenchymal 5(31.3%), subdural 4(25%), extradural 2(12.5%), ventricular 2(12.5%). In 3(18.8%) of cases bleeding was more extensive involving more than one site. Mortality was 4(25%) and 3(18.8%) had abnormal neurological findings at discharge. There is an urgent need for national policy for vitamin K prophylaxis at birth.

scholarly journals Neonatal vitamin K prophylaxis: the Gordian knot still awaits untying

BMJ ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 316 (7126) ◽  
pp. 161-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. von Kries
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin K ◽  
Vitamin K Prophylaxis

scholarly journals Vitamin K prophylaxis for prevention of vitamin K deficiency bleeding: a systematic review

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (S1) ◽  
pp. S29-S35 ◽  
Author(s):  
M J Sankar ◽  
A Chandrasekaran ◽  
P Kumar ◽  
A Thukral ◽  
R Agarwal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Vitamin K ◽  
Vitamin K Deficiency ◽  
Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding ◽  
Vitamin K Prophylaxis ◽  
K Deficiency

Medical and midwifery attitudes towards vitamin K prophylaxis in New Zealand neonates

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (7) ◽  
pp. 536-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonal Gosai ◽  
Roland S Broadbent ◽  
David P Barker ◽  
Pamela M Jackson ◽  
Benjamin J Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Vitamin K ◽  
Vitamin K Prophylaxis

scholarly journals Vitamin K prophylaxis to prevent neonatal vitamin K deficient intracranial haemorrhage in Shizuoka prefecture

1996 ◽  
Vol 103 (11) ◽  
pp. 1078-1084 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomizo Nishiguchi ◽  
Kozue Saga ◽  
Kazuhiro Sumimoto ◽  
Kazuchika Okada ◽  
Toshihiko Terao
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin K ◽  
Intracranial Haemorrhage ◽  
Vitamin K Prophylaxis ◽  
Shizuoka Prefecture

scholarly journals Maternal and infant characteristics by mode of vitamin K prophylaxis administration

2012 ◽  
Vol 48 (8) ◽  
pp. 665-668 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amina Z Khambalia ◽  
Christine L Roberts ◽  
Jennifer R Bowen ◽  
Natasha Nassar
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin K ◽  
Vitamin K Prophylaxis

Hemorrhagic disease of the newborn despite vitamin K prophylaxis at birth

2008 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 1075-1077 ◽  
Author(s):  
Veronica H. Flood ◽  
Faith C. Galderisi ◽  
Stefanie R. Lowas ◽  
Angela Kendrick ◽  
Lynn K. Boshkov
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin K ◽  
Hemorrhagic Disease ◽  
Vitamin K Prophylaxis
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