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Higher dose vitamin K vs lower dose vitamin K

Intraventricular hemorrhage > Grade II: 0.2 mg IM versus 0.5 mg IM · preterm infants

Higher dose vitamin K showed no clear difference in intraventricular hemorrhage > Grade II: 0.2 mg IM versus 0.5 mg IM compared with lower dose vitamin K (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic vitamin K for the prevention of vitamin K deficiency bleeding in preterm neonates 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.36 [0.04, 3.24]
1 study · 54 participants
Low

Intramuscular vitamin K vs intravenous vitamin K

Intraventricular hemorrhage > Grade II: 0.2 mg IV versus 0.5 mg IM · preterm infants

Intramuscular vitamin K showed no clear difference in intraventricular hemorrhage > Grade II: 0.2 mg IV versus 0.5 mg IM compared with intravenous vitamin K (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Prophylactic vitamin K for the prevention of vitamin K deficiency bleeding in preterm neonates 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.72 [0.13, 3.96]
1 study · 54 participants
Low