title: Vitamin K prophylaxis for preterm infants.
abstract: Vitamin K is the most common 'drug' administered to babies born in the western world. For many decades vitamin K prophylaxis has been a routine treatment at birth for preterm infants. Despite universal use in preterm infants, very little work has been done to date to refine vitamin K dosage in this population or to assess vitamin K status after prophylaxis. Current regimens of prophylaxis used for preterm infants vary widely in terms of dose, route of administration, and formulation used.
authors.affiliation: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, United Kingdom. paul.clarke@nnuh.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clarke
mesh_terms: D018890:Chemoprevention / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D041943:Infant Formula / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature / Q000502:physiology; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000188:drug therapy; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014813:Vitamin K Deficiency / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D014812:Vitamin K