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This study aimed to explore the current use of vitamin K prophylaxis in newborns and review the efficacy and effectiveness of regimens used
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To determine current use of vitamin K (VK) prophylaxis in newborns and review the efficacy and effectiveness of regimens used. DESIGN: Efficacy and effectiveness calculated using current practice details, data from Southern Ireland and two previous surveys, together with contemporaneous studies of vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB). SETTING: Current survey: United Kingdom more...
International Classification:
Practice/knowledge - Vitamin K
Categories:
vitamin K prophylaxis
Geography:
Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom
Arch Dis Child,
Vol: 92 Page: 754-8 September 2007 A. Busfield; A. McNinch; J. Tripp