Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.41, No.3 (2010), 514-516
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Polrat Wilairatana, Srivicha Krudsood, Noppadon Tangpukdee Vitamin K injection in spontaneous bleeding and coagulopathy in severe malaria: Pros and cons. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. Vol.41, No.3 (2010), 514-516. Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/29671
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Vitamin K injection in spontaneous bleeding and coagulopathy in severe malaria: Pros and cons
Not all clinicians give vitamin K to severe malaria patients with systemic bleeding. Vitamin K injections may not be useful to stop bleeding in severe malaria patients with predominant hepatocellular jaundice. However, vitamin K may be justified in bleeding patients who have prolonged fasting of more than 3-7 days, underlying malnutrition, or predominant cholestatic jaundice. The decision to give vitamin K to severe malaria patients with systemic bleeding should be based on underlying diseases, type of jaundice, risk for vitamin K deficiency, and allergy to the drug.
