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Journals / Güncel Pediatri / 2010 / Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 3

Vitamin K and hemostasis

Vitamin K ve hemostaz

Adalet Meral GÜNEŞ
Birol BAYTAN
Fatih DEMİRTAŞ
Melike Sezgin EVİM
Pages
113–118
Publication Date
2022-10-18
DOI
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A vitamin K injection in the muscle is recommended for all newborns to reduce the risk of bleeding within the brain after delivery.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Vitamin K is necessary for the synthesis of the proteins that help control bleeding (clotting factors) and thus for the normal clotting of blood.
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Key Findings & Data:Newborns are prone to vitamin K deficiency because only small amounts of vitamin K cross the placenta and because, during the first few days after birth, their intestine does not contain bacteria to produce vitamin K.
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Conclusion & Impact:A vitamin K injection in the muscle is recommended for all newborns to reduce the risk of bleeding within the brain after delivery.
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Abstract

Vitamin K is necessary for the synthesis of the proteins that help control bleeding (clotting factors) and thus for the normal clotting of blood. Newborns are prone to vitamin K deficiency because only small amounts of vitamin K cross the placenta and because, during the first few days after birth, their intestine does not contain bacteria to produce vitamin K. The deficiency can cause hemorrhagic disease of the newborn, characterized by a tendency to bleed. A vitamin K injection in the muscle is recommended for all newborns to reduce the risk of bleeding within the brain after delivery.

Özet

Vitamin K, kanda bulunan normal pıhtılaşma faktörlerinin sentezi için gerekli bir faktördür. Yenidoğanlarda vitamin K eksikliğine yatkınlık vardır, çünkü çok az bir miktar K vitamini plasentadan geçer. Doğumdan sonraki ilk birkaç gün bağırsak florası henüz bakteri içermediği için vitamin K üretilemez. Bu vitamin K eksikliği kanama ile karakterize yenidoğanın hemorajik hastalığına yol açar. Doğumdan sonra kanama riskini azaltmak için tüm yenidoğanlara intramusküler vitamin K uygulanması önerilmektedir.

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GÜNEŞ, A. M., BAYTAN, B., DEMİRTAŞ, F., EVİM, M. S. (2022). Vitamin K and hemostasis. Güncel Pediatri, Cilt: 8 - Sayı: 3, 113–118. https://ajindex.com/articles/528066

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