Katy Stephens, Jamie L Miller, Maura Harkin, Stephen B Neely, Laura Haws, Peter N Johnson
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate phytonadione in children with septic shock with disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC). The primary objective was to identify the number of patients with an international normalized ratio (INR), defined as ≤1.2, following phytonadione. Secondary objectives were to compare patients who achieved a normalized INR versus those with INR >1.2 and to determine factors associated with a normalized INR. METHODS: A retrospective study of children <18 years of age receiving phytonadione from October 1, 2013, to August 31, 2020, with a diagnosis of septic shock, were included...
2023: Journal of Pediatric Pharmacology and Therapeutics: JPPT: the Official Journal of PPAG