Effect of Vitamin E Therapy on Blood Coagulation Tests in Newborn Infants
- 1 October 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics
- Vol. 66 (4) , 547-550
- https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.66.4.547
Abstract
A double-blind randomized trial of vitamin E therapy was conducted in premature infants whose birth weight was < 1500 gm. Treated infants received 25 mg of vitamin E daily by mouth for the 1st 6 wk of life. Detailed studies of plasma coagulation factors were performed prior to therapy and at days 7 and 42. None of the factors differed significantly between the treated and control groups. Although vitamin E therapy was is reported to affect the blood levels of vitamin K dependent coagulation factors, no such effect was noted in this group of premature infants.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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