A comparison of coagulation activity among purely breastfed infants with and without vitamin K prophylaxis at birth : a cross sectional study / Edilberto B. Garcia [and two others]
Subject(s): Abstract: Late onset hemorrhagic disease of the newborn is life threatening. In a study by Nakayama, 81% of infants develop intracranial hemorrhage. However, such a complication may be avoided by routine administration of Vitamin K1 at birth since it has been shown to significantly lower the incidence of neonatal bleeding. In our country community based clinical studies to establish the efficacy of routine Vitamin K1 prophylaxis are not available. Thus, this study aims to compare the coagulation activity among purely breastfed infants at one to one and a half month of age with and without Vitamin K at birth. A total of 18 patients for each group were included in the study. Among those without vitamin K1 at birth, 11.11% (p .05) had prolonged coagulation activity compared to only 5.55 % (p.05) in those given routine prophylaxis at birth. While no statistically significant differences were found, these results may serve as preliminary data for further studies using a larger sample size from which more definite conclusions may be drawn.| Cover image | Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | URL | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | Item hold queue priority | Course reserves | |
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Late onset hemorrhagic disease of the newborn is life threatening. In a study by Nakayama, 81% of infants develop intracranial hemorrhage. However, such a complication may be avoided by routine administration of Vitamin K1 at birth since it has been shown to significantly lower the incidence of neonatal bleeding. In our country community based clinical studies to establish the efficacy of routine Vitamin K1 prophylaxis are not available. Thus, this study aims to compare the coagulation activity among purely breastfed infants at one to one and a half month of age with and without Vitamin K at birth. A total of 18 patients for each group were included in the study. Among those without vitamin K1 at birth, 11.11% (p .05) had prolonged coagulation activity compared to only 5.55 % (p.05) in those given routine prophylaxis at birth. While no statistically significant differences were found, these results may serve as preliminary data for further studies using a larger sample size from which more definite conclusions may be drawn.
Acta Medica Philippina,1994 30 ( 1 ) pages 15-21
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