Prophylactic Vitamin K Administration in Neonates on Prolonged Antibiotic Therapy : A Randomized Controlled Trial

OBJECTIVE: To compare the prevalence of vitamin K deficiency after intramuscular vitamin K or no treatment in neonates with sepsis on prolonged (>7 days) antibiotic therapy.

STUDY DESIGN: Open label randomized controlled trial.

SETTING: Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

PARTICIPANTS: Neonates with first episode of sepsis on antibiotics for ≥7 days were included. Neonates with clinical bleeding, vitamin K prior to start of antibiotic therapy (except the birth dose), cholestasis or prenatally diagnosed bleeding disorder were excluded.

INTERVENTIONS: Randomized to receive 1 mg vitamin K (n=41) or no vitamin K (n=39) on the 7th day of antibiotic therapy.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Vitamin K deficiency defined as Protein Induced by Vitamin K Absence (PIVKA-II) >>2 ng/mL after 7 ± 2 days of enrolment.

RESULTS: The prevalence of vitamin K deficiency was 100% (n=80) at enrolment and it remained 100% even after 7 ± 2 days of enrolment in both the groups.

CONCLUSIONS: Neonates receiving prolonged antibiotics have universal biochemical vitamin K deficiency despite vitamin K administration on 7th day of antibiotic therapy.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: Indian Pediatr. 2019 Jun 15;56(6):459-460. - PMID 31278222

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

Enthalten in:

Indian pediatrics - 56(2019), 6 vom: 15. Juni, Seite 463-467

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sethi, Amanpreet [VerfasserIn]
Sankar, M Jeeva [VerfasserIn]
Thukral, Anu [VerfasserIn]
Saxena, Renu [VerfasserIn]
Chaurasia, Suman [VerfasserIn]
Agarwal, Ramesh [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

12001-79-5
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Vitamin K
Vitamins

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 04.02.2020

Date Revised 04.02.2020

published: Print

CTRI: CTRI/2017/02/007776

CommentIn: Indian Pediatr. 2019 Jun 15;56(6):459-460. - PMID 31278222

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM298916851