Gastro-intestinal Bleeding due to Vitamin K Deficiency complicating Labour

Intracranial haemorrhage due to late onset vitamin K deficiency bleeding in Hanoi province, Vietnam.

BACKGROUND In many developing countries vitamin K prophylaxis is not routinely administered at birth. There are insufficient data to assess the cost effectiveness of its implementation in such countries. OBJECTIVE To estimate the burden of intracranial haemorrhage caused by late onset vitamin K deficiency bleeding in Hanoi, Vietnam. METHODS Cases of intracranial haemorrhage in infants aged ...

Intracranial Haemorrhage Due to Late-Onset Vitamin K Deficiency

Objective: Deficiency of vitamin K predisposes to bleeding and it can be divided into early, classical, or late vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) according to their onset. Late VKDB occurs after 7th day of life at neonatal period and is associated with intracranial bleeding, serious neurological sequels and death. This retrospective study reviewed the clinical presentations, demographic feat...

Diagnosis of upper gastro-intestinal bleeding.

Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding: A Case Revealed by Intracranial Haemorrhage

Intracranial haemorrhage in early childhood is associated with a wide variety of causes such as trauma, vascular malformations (aneurysm and arteriovenous malformation), haemorrhagic infarction, brain tumours or blood coagulation disorders (congenital or acquired from coagulation factors). Vitamin K deficiency causes blood coagulation disturbances that can lead to intracranial haemorrhage [1]. ...

[Prophylactic vitamin K for vitamin K deficiency bleeding of the newborn].

BACKGROUND The administration of vitamin K immediately after birth has shown a significant decrease in the incidence of newborn bleeding, but there is not enough evidence to determine the most appropriate method of administration. The objective of this review is to determine the effectiveness of orally administered vitamin K compared to the intramuscular route in the prevention of hemorrhagic d...