Fatal late vitamin K-deficiency bleeding after oral vitamin K prophylaxis secondary to unrecognized bile duct paucity

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 594-597

  Humpl, Tilman ^b   Brühl, Klaus ^c   Brzezinska, Ryta ^c   Hafner, Gerd ^c   Coerdt, Wiltrud ^c   Shearer, Martin J ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREMOPHOR; PHYTOMENADIONE; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BILE DUCT DISEASE; BLEEDING; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; DRUG FATALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; BILE DUCTS, INTRAHEPATIC; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; VITAMIN K; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0343569858     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199911000-00023     Document Type: Article

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