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Hepaplastin Test for Screen of Vitamin K Deficiency in Term and Preterm Neonates
Eun Mi Kim, Gyung Og Yu, Dong Rak Choi, Chong Young Park, Hae Ran Lee, Choon Myung Ro
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1992;35(5):614-620.   Published online May 15, 1992
To screen vitamin K deficiency in term and preterm neonates, the authors conducted Hepaplastin test based on 40 term and 40 preterm neonates who were delivered at Han Gang Sacred Heart Hospital. Also we compared Hepaplastin activity of term neonates with that of preterm neonates. 0.5mg or 1mg of vitamin K1 was injected intramuscularly immediately after birth according to the...