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Terminology.Replace the term "Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn" (HDN) by "Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding" (VKDB), as neonatal bleeding is often not due to VK-deficiency and VKDB may occur after the 4-week neonatal period.Definition.VKDB is bleeding due to inadequate activity of VK-...
infant, newbornprevention and controlsurveillance and monitoringvitamin K deficiency bleedingAim: To undertake surveillance of vitamin K deficiency bleeding (VKDB) from 1998, through the transition to a new single licensed vitamin K preparation in 2001, to 2008.Methods: VKDB was listed with other ...