| pubmed-article:15710219 | pubmed:abstractText | In patients with severe acute liver dysfunction, i.v. phylloquinone (vitamin K1) may be given to exclude vitamin K deficiency, rather than impaired hepatic synthesis of coagulation factors alone, as the cause of the coagulopathy. However, there have been no studies of the pharmacokinetics or efficacy of i.v. or oral K1 in such patients. | lld:pubmed |
