dc.contributor.author | Plank, Rebeca M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Steinmetz, Tara | |
dc.contributor.author | Sokal, David C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Shearer, Martin J. | |
dc.contributor.author | Santorino, Data | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-02-03T08:09:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-02-03T08:09:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-08 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Plank, R. M., Steinmetz, T., Sokal, D. C., Shearer, M. J., & Data, S. (2013). Vitamin K deficiency bleeding and early infant male circumcision in Africa. Obstetrics and gynecology, 122(2 0 2), 503. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1376 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: Early infant (1–60 days of life) male circumcision is being trialed in Africa as a human immuno-deficiency virus prevention strategy. Post circumcision bleeding is particularly concerning where most infants are breastfed, and thus these infants are at increased risk of vitamin K deficiency bleeding.
Case: During a circumcision trial, one infant bled for 90 minutes’ post procedure. After discovering he had not received standard prophylactic vitamin K, we gave 2 mg phytomenadione
(vitamin K1) intramuscularly; bleeding stopped within 30 minutes.
Conclusion: Vitamin K’s extremely rapid action is not commonly appreciated. Neonatal vitamin K has been shown to be cost-effective. To increase availability and promote awareness of
its importance, especially in low-resource settings where blood products and transfusions are limited, vitamin K should be included in the World Health Organization’s Model List of Essential
Medicines for Children. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Obstetrics and gynecology | en_US |
dc.subject | Vitamin K Deficiency | en_US |
dc.subject | Bleeding | en_US |
dc.subject | Early Infant Male | en_US |
dc.subject | Postcircumcision bleeding | en_US |
dc.subject | Africa | en_US |
dc.title | Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding and Early Infant Male Circumcision in Africa | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |