Effect of oral vitamin K prophylaxis on prothrombine time and activated partial thromboplastin time: a randomized controlled comparison with an intramuscular vitamin K in infants

• Главные авторы: V. Lily Limantara (Автор), Sudaryat S. (Автор), I. B. Mudita (Автор), W. Retayasa (Автор), M. Kardana (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Indonesian Pediatric Society Publishing House, 2007-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background Low plasma concentration of vitamin K in the newborn accounts for serious bleeding in the neonatal period and early infancy. The aim of prophylactic vitamin K is to prevent bleeding. Oral prophylaxis is preferable to intramuscular (IM) administration because oral administration is less ex...