Douglas D McMillan, Danielle Grenier, Andrea Medaglia
OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence of hemorrhagic disease of the newborn (HDNB) in Canada and its relationship to the administration of vitamin K(1) (hereafter referred to as vitamin K) following birth. METHODS: The Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program sent monthly surveys to over 2100 Canadian paediatricians requesting identification of infants with defined criteria for HDNB. Reports were confirmed with subsequent case-specific data, including coagulation test results...
April 2004: Paediatrics & Child Health